I typically go for old tramp art boxes completely covered with chip carved layers
The four little pedestal legs upon which the tub rests are pretty great too
It looks from the inside cover that this sketchbook belonged to an Estella (or Estilla) of Bennington (Vermont
who I am certain was Albert Shaw
These are antique and show some age
Sweet and Son, Providence RI, Late 19th c. Handcut Stencil bust I typically go for oldI love an old stencil, particularly ones that stand on their own as interesting objects, and particularly ones incorporating good words language that makes them resonate beyond their original function. Here, in addition to being a nice little piece of Providence, RI history (Sweet appears to have opened in 1840 as a manufacturer and wholesale dealer of dry goods, first as J. B Sweet then becoming "Sweet & Son" with the addition of S. S. Sweet, the