Sweet Old Sailor Made Heavily Varnished Knotwork Basket mask with teeth And with sleeves rolled up

And with sleeves rolled up under her stained smock-like dress

feels like it would be right at home in a building by

I have found just a couple of other first editions (1840) of this Self Instructor in Phrenology and Physiology by O

which the label notes bear the "full number of stars" could feature anywhere from 33 to 48 stars

simple but lovely backs

Sweet Old Sailor Made Heavily Varnished Knotwork Basket mask with teeth And with sleeves rolled upI love old sailor made knotwork macrame baskets like this, crafted from fishing twine while men were out at sea, intended as sweetheart gifts to be delivered upon return home. Some sailors were more ambitious than others; this is a relatively simple one, but I think that is very much to the good! And it was finished with an especially heavy layer of varnish, also to the good, as any future slumping was completely staved off. Nice rich brown color, and