Good For 5 Cents Antique Ink Drawing tin litho soldier surely once more saturated than

surely once more saturated than they are now

The painting shows a little damage: there is one largish chip to the white where it meets the green of the grass

Painting 5 1/2" x 4"

Graphite and crayon on ledger paper

It's an old one

Good For 5 Cents Antique Ink Drawing tin litho soldier surely once more saturated thanWhoever made this drawing, or whoever accepted it in lieu of 5 cents, must have thought pretty highly of it, as 5 cents would have gone quite a ways then. Or, perhaps the smoking figure at top represents the owner of a farm, owing 5 cents to the hoeing laborer below, reminding one a bit of Venmo transaction emojis now! Whatever the case, its endurance over a century and a quarter or so certainly attest to its value to at least a few someones, and of