Charming c. 1875 Folk Art Watercolor of Horse-Drawn Omnibus: Kenmore screw organizer and wonderfully hand-painted

and wonderfully hand-painted

Mid 19th c or so I would guess

This is a Civil War era envelope--one of thousands of designs printed in the north during the war

I had to double check with an eraser that these hands were drawn in pencil rather than printed

3 1/2" x 5 1/2" and in very good condition

Charming c. 1875 Folk Art Watercolor of Horse-Drawn Omnibus: Kenmore screw organizer and wonderfully hand-paintedI am forever looking for 19th century watercolor drawings in this manner, so immediate and full of life. The carriage here is a horse drawn "omnibus." an early form of "public" transportation, originating as early as the 1830s here with Kenmore emblazoned across the side of it, perhaps referring to Kenmore Avenue in Chicago, with part of a letter on the reverse side of the watercolor addressed from Chicago to Albany, NY, (to a D. Hale and appearing to