Ixia, Milla, Blue Babiana, Exuberantly Watercolored Antique Botanical Print, Framed tin bakers cup and scalloped edges everywhere

and scalloped edges everywhere

and feel in the hand

and gracefully tapered arms make me think that the doll is female

with minor stains and toning

with a few ink stains I think are original to its making

Ixia, Milla, Blue Babiana, Exuberantly Watercolored Antique Botanical Print, Framed tin bakers cup and scalloped edges everywhereSince finding a few late 18th century Shaw & Nodder engravings that had been marvelously enhanced by a second round of hand coloring at a slightly later date, I think I've been paying extra attention to how the hand coloring of prints can transform them quite dramatically. This is not a notable print by any means, but the watercoloring on it, specifically that blue, is fantastic, and makes it feel much more like a painting that a print. Feels like