Early 19th Century British Watercolor, Beauty Chastened by Amnesia (???) camel saddle bag The lid is threaded and

The lid is threaded and screws off easily

This is a beautifully produced book and a classic one for anyone interested in calligraphy

and 2nd half 19th c seems right

It seems possible it was a school exercise

It was described as Polish

Early 19th Century British Watercolor, Beauty Chastened by Amnesia (???) camel saddle bag The lid is threaded andAnother lovely antique British watercolor, this one I know dating to 1824 based on the portfolio it came from, though I don't know the identity of its maker. The hand written caption appears to me to read "Beauty chastened by amnesia" I may very well be making that up, though! She is certainly a beauty, and, emphatically blushing, with a rather confused expression, looks to me as if she has suddenly lost her way. I've got a predilection for things