Three Kittens with String, Charming 19th C. Folk Art Sandpaper Drawing, Framed 2 1/2 inch paintbrush reading rather like an adobe

reading rather like an adobe house built into an anthropomorphic mountain with a protective arm extended out front carving out a private terrace

and I believe this dates to sometime around then

or deliver a chocolate easter egg

All made of silk carefully hand-stitched together

When you get them together

Three Kittens with String, Charming 19th C. Folk Art Sandpaper Drawing, Framed 2 1/2 inch paintbrush reading rather like an adobeThis one! I don't find a whole lot on ebay, but I do keep an eye, and though it was hard to tell from a few not so great photos, I had a hunch this was an antique sandpaper drawing, and indeed, it is! Sandpaper drawings were done in charcoals on paper or board coated with a fine grit, like sandpaper, often incorporating marble dust as well to lend more texture and shimmer. Most one sees are landscapes, but my favorites are drawings of other things,