Two Oranges and a Checkerboard by Mary Humphrey handpainted tin Some paint loss and scrapes

Some paint loss and scrapes as pictured

Young or old

have a long tradition of creating pottery and textiles with patterns that reflect their spiritual beliefs

I believe this old wooden stacking toy is very early Playskool--1940s or so I think

but there are plenty left to do the job of sweeping off the work table

Two Oranges and a Checkerboard by Mary Humphrey handpainted tin Some paint loss and scrapesI've listed a few penmanship expertises by this same Mary separately, but thought these two cutout watercolor orange and crayon drawn checkerboard made rather a sweet group, so here they are. I like how the green stem of the orange becomes a blur as it grows in size, and just purely love the checkerboard, where at times Mary shifted the direction of her crayon coloring of the squares from vertical to horizontal, adding to the effect. Checkerboard