Antique Primitive Laundry Fork with Pyrography Decoration Mexican vase I purchased a pair of

I purchased a pair of these vintage 1980s Memphis Design-syle ceramic pins at the estate sale of an artist--this one black and white

with the dominant color a wonderful rich burgandy) and the only signs of age are a little bit of dirt on one side along the center fold line—barely noticeable

this beautiful basket also carries the spiritual and historical significance of the whale to the Makah

somewhere between late 19th and early 20th century

and they ought to be planted in vessels worthy of them

Antique Primitive Laundry Fork with Pyrography Decoration Mexican vase I purchased a pair ofI personally had no real idea what it was when I found this piece, but now it makes perfect sense this would be the right tool for stirring and lifting clothes from washtubs. What I find especially intruiging about it are the cartoonish pyrograph designs, including spotted dog, Indian head, and flowers and vines, as well as two sets of initials, HJG and HJP. Ive learned that in the late 19th and early 20th century women especially were encouraged to