Because someone doesn't have a degree in art history doesn't mean they are over estimating their ability to recognize.something is off on this.

sorry, but i said what i said.

Well of course.......after all you're the expert, right?

You DO NOT need to defend doll!!!!

The allegations title is "oldest -object-found-at-home" What part do you not get??

How old are you? My great grandmother was born in the late 1880s and I'm 50 years old.

I'm 20

Yeah sorry, your great-grandmother was not alive during the Civil War. Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, but not 160 years ago.

Emma, Just ignore those negative jerk.

thanks, but try and keep it nice, okay

It's hard to defend online, so thank you

Opinions are like A S S H O L E S everybody has one!!

Gabby M, Bwahahaha! Love your comment!

And you believe whatever people tell you.

Wendy Kester, And you think you're a know it all.

it's a self portrait of her, and i have two other drawings she did. she-it seemed-did surreal artwork. so no, it doesn't radiate 1860s but it seems like that was her style

Shhh Shhh Shhh You come stand by Auntie G. 1960 Mom was a hairdresser in a Macey's (for the US folk) and YES Beehives were a thing!!!!

she was ahead of her time--that's all.

Love your name lol

Mine?

Omg, I looked at the photo on a separate screen next to this drawing, and the butterfly IS the same. Same wing pattern and pose: its little legs and antennae are in the same position and everything. I have to conclude that the OP’s great great grandmother *did* draw this in 1862, *and* she is a time traveler. It’s the only explanation for me.

I did actually get it dated--my mother must have put it in the wrong box, it looks like it's from the 1970s. Buuuut it's still the oldest thing in my house-also, the butterfly does in fact look uncannily like that--and so does she. I'm digging through my family history to find more information

It is beautiful tho..

My mother was 53 when I was born. But also. I did actually get it dated--my mother must have put it in the wrong box, it looks like it's from the 1970s. Buuuut it's still the oldest thing in my house-also, the butterfly does in fact look uncannily like that--and so does she. I'm digging through my family history to find more information