Black and Brown Leather Antique Button Back Catcher's Mitt unusual mask Each plate is stamped on

Each plate is stamped on the bottom

There is a nice warm patina to the grass

I think they are great without them

Image size is 8 7/8" x 5 7/8"

this piece is very much in the manner of the work of famous father and son Mexican folk artists Aurelio and Francisco Flores from Izúcar de Matamoros--legendary for their elaborate "tree of life" candlesticks and candleabra

Black and Brown Leather Antique Button Back Catcher's Mitt unusual mask Each plate is stamped onI think this old catcher's mitt is such a gorgeous sculptural object, I'd hang it on the wall. Admittedly, I don't know much about these antique gloves which can be quite precious but I just love this thing, especially for the contrast between the brown leather glove and the black leather mitt to which it is sewn which brings the construction of the whole thing into relief, and amplifies a sense of it's pillow like thickness. The strap of the glove