SOLD Charming and Unusual Earlier 19th Century Watercolor and Cut Paper Pineapple in Presumed Original Frame concrete object Really a perfect little thing

Really a perfect little thing

And then handy advice toward the end

Earlyishg 20th century I would guess

2" t x 2 3/8" w x 2 1/2" d

SOLD Charming and Unusual Earlier 19th Century Watercolor and Cut Paper Pineapple in Presumed Original Frame concrete object Really a perfect little thingOne of my favorite Brimfield finds, this really delights me, including for being quite unusual as far as I've ever seen, part watercolor and part paper cut. And what better way to represent the lattice like skin of a pineapple than this??! In this country the pineapple, accessible only via import from the Caribbean, became a symbol of wealth and hospitality during colonial times apparently, wealthy colonists and plantation owners would rent pineapples