Baccante dell'Ercolano, Much Handled 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Watercolor cast metal sculpture it feels like bringing a

it feels like bringing a little piece of the ocean or sky inside

The board has hardened over time

then a drawer with brass pull on the lower half

I think this little antique printing block is super cool

I opened it up for a closer look

Baccante dell'Ercolano, Much Handled 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Watercolor cast metal sculpture it feels like bringing aI believe this 19th century Italian gouache watercolor was someone's Grand Tour purchase; some notations in graphite at the top of the paper seem to have recorded the date of purchase and what was paid, but it's a but hard to decipher. (I think maybe the year of purchase was 1895, though I believe the painting is likely a bit older than that.) This allegorical "baccante" (follower of Bacchus) with basket on her head (filled with grapes I believe) and