) The brass pin decoration-tiny nails hammered in one by one-- forms a (dense and sprawling
an antique darning sampler
Plus what looks to be red and yellow silk ribbon woven through though the warp of the splint to create colorful bands
where the Knowles Steam Pump factory operated in the last quarter of the 1800s
Pours well as a milk pitcher and fun on the table
Saint with Cross, Key, and Marvelous Serpent, 18th-Early 19th Century Retablo Painting on Wood microscopic photo ) The brass pin decoration-tinyI spent a fair bit of time extricating this painting from the much less wonderful frame that had been literally glued to its perimeter. (Fortunately, the surface of the painting was undisturbed.) Well worth the effort, I'd say! Late 18th early 19th century I believe, through the serpent quashed by our lady looks quite medieval, and the manner of the text below her does, too. Some weeks especially (like this one) remind me that while I am a lover of