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in very slight relief
This charming 1957 black ink on paper drawing by James Frederic Bone (1929-2015) exemplifies the sort of playfulness and inventiveness that ran throughout his work
folk and mythical sorts of inspiration
but he certainly looks pleased to be doing so
the son of the subject
Nagging Wife, Burdened Husband, Early German Lacquered Papier Mache Snuff Box weird postcard in very slight reliefI found a French version of this same early snuff box a year or two ago late 18th or very early 19th century, I believe so I jumped on this German version when I came across it (and as my French is much better than my non existent German, I was glad to already know the satirical humor embedded in it!) The text at bottom translates to the burden of the husband or the burden of the householdmeaning, essentially, what a lot of demands this fellow carries
