c. 1830s, Very Rare Osborne's Superfine American Watercolors Travel Set old marbles 5 1/2 wide x 3

5 1/2 wide  x 3 1/2 deep x 2 3/4" tall

The set is complete

and another in the hole on the side of his base

There is another uncompleted pencil drawing on reverse

adjusting their hats

c. 1830s, Very Rare Osborne's Superfine American Watercolors Travel Set old marbles 5 1/2 wide x 3I keep my eyes peeled for early watercolor sets, but the prices on these tend to be way beyond me and the early American sets even more precious than English ones. I lucked out with this, which is a rare, very beautiful c. 1830s Osborne Superfine travel set sometimes called a "toy set" I believe, due to the diminuative size of the paint cakes. Osborne was one of the few 19th century American makers of artists paint, earning renown for especially vivid