Small Early 19th Century Folk Art Watercolor, Bleeding Hearts ramp walker donkey This is the most beautiful

This is the most beautiful old school slate I believe I have ever seen

At some point small pads were added to the bottom

as well as the title

I think they are just fantastically beautiful objects that I would hang like artworks

dating back to the year my grandfather gifted us grandkids bags of walnuts

Small Early 19th Century Folk Art Watercolor, Bleeding Hearts ramp walker donkey This is the most beautifulThis is one of three small watercolors I purchased together, all dating to the first half of the 19th century and I believe all by the same maker. This is a young sprig of bleeding hearts I believe, not quite fully heart shaped. Done on lined paper, with very thick and saturated color, and a watermark at upper left. Paper size 4" x 2 5 8". There is a tiny tear at the center of the top edge, a couple of faint crease marks, and a few small stains.