Marvelous Small Portrait of Woman in Dutch Fresian "Ear Iron"Headdress, 19th Century Watercolor Portrait on Laid patterned blocks And I learned that a

And I learned that a mushroom very similar to this one

There also appear to be hairline cracks down the sides of the triangles on the sides of the chair

Happily (in my opinion)

looking very much like a dog with devil horns

or just setting on a shelf

Marvelous Small Portrait of Woman in Dutch Fresian "Ear Iron"Headdress, 19th Century Watercolor Portrait on Laid patterned blocks And I learned that aLOVE. I believe this watercolor and its subject are Dutch, and believe she is wearing a traditional Fresian (of Friesland, in the northernmost part of Holland) "ear iron" headdress, consisting of a wide band of metal fitting around the back of the head with ornaments at the temples. The shape and style of the ornaments made of gold, silver or brass, and worn with a lace bonnet were indicative of a Fresian woman's status, their husband's or son's