Edgar S. Yergason's 1859 Double Sided Drawing with Boat and Train fist I think it is truly

I think it is truly an extraordinary object

It comes from trees of the genus Guaiacum

Just a pretty

or just for hanging on the wall

the plate is clean with no wipe marks

Edgar S. Yergason's 1859 Double Sided Drawing with Boat and Train fist I think it is trulyI really can't decide which side of this one I like better. This is the third of three by Edgar S. Yergason that I found together, who signed and dated the back off one of them in 1859. A quick search reveals that Yergason went on to fight in the Civil War, and to become a well known interior designer in Hartford, CT. I think he showed brilliance at a very young age, giving great life to this ship and train both, and especially, I think, the sea! My