Woman in Green Dress with Dog, Vintage Watercolor Signed E.B. Mae Bryde spotted pig Perfect for holding pens

Perfect for holding pens

(It seems to me Buckminster Fuller would have had a good time with it

with a couple of stray pencil marks on the lower part of the drawing

It measures 7 3/4" tall x 5 1/2" at widest diameter

which is essentially the same as pick-up sticks)

Woman in Green Dress with Dog, Vintage Watercolor Signed E.B. Mae Bryde spotted pig Perfect for holding pensI have not been able to find out anything about the E. B. Mae Bryde who signed this charming watercolor, but I must say I have fallen in love with it and so with her too! Every single thing included in the painting from the neatly tended red geranium to the Cupie doll statue bookend to the scruffy, homely little dog feels very specifically and deliberately chosen, adding up to a really warm and wonderful portrait of this kind, curious, and competent