Late 1830s Naive British Ink and Watercolor: The Brothers Gibbet at Gonerby lidded ceramic canisters and two buttons down the

and two buttons down the front gives this old stocking doll a whole lot of personality--he really called to me from across the room

It shows plenty of age and wear but is in very good condition

thought his creations novel enough to have obtained a patent

The back hinge on one of the spice containers is damaged

with its original key

Late 1830s Naive British Ink and Watercolor: The Brothers Gibbet at Gonerby lidded ceramic canisters and two buttons down theThis watercolor is one of a group I purchased from a seller in England, which had previously been bound together as a booklet. The remainder are wonderful depictions of animals black cow, greyhound, etc. This one, however, portraying Dick Turpin and The Brothers' Gibbet at Gonerby, was made after a well known print c. late 1830s, which I have included in photos. That print was one of a set of eight depicting the life of infamous English highway bandit