Antique Graphite Drawing of Decorative Borders toy soldier mold (He doesn’t look especially happy

(He doesn’t look especially happy about it

Late 19th century or so I believe

Some loss of black paint around the edges

I have not touched the wood on this piece

it is pure joy to lose time arranging and rearranging these

Antique Graphite Drawing of Decorative Borders toy soldier mold (He doesn’t look especially happyI just thought this was lovely I assume just done as a practice exercise of sorts, though perhaps working out just the right border to draw, or paint or wallpaper or carve? around something special. Whatever the case, quite a lot of work went into this alone! 7 3 4 x 5 3 4. Graphite on paper. Fairly good condition, with general smudging soiling and unevenness to the top edge.