c. 1830s, Very Rare Osborne's Superfine American Watercolors Travel Set Emile bluteau folk art so I recently grabbed a

so I recently grabbed a bag full of these in hopes that someone might use them to construct some beautiful new tools

published in 1883

Initialed at center

and fabulous stylized capital letters across the top

But even if not venturing to try to solve it

c. 1830s, Very Rare Osborne's Superfine American Watercolors Travel Set Emile bluteau folk art so I recently grabbed aI 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