"Birthday Souveigner" 1891, Charming Little Homemade Booklet of Drawings and Verses spear fishing decoy so it rather transcends its

so it rather transcends its intended function

Surely some commentary happening here about the exertion of power of various sorts

minor paint loss and a little uneveness to the blade edge near the tip

and most definitely it was made quite some time ago with a great deal of care--the wire stitching alone on this piece is quite a spectacular thing: carefully braided along one edge of the bristles

as well as a series of candle snuffers of a similar form to this

"Birthday Souveigner" 1891, Charming Little Homemade Booklet of Drawings and Verses spear fishing decoy so it rather transcends itsJust the sort of find that makes my day, a little homemade drawing booklet dated Aug. 27, 1891, and titled "Birthday Souveigner" in watercolor on the cover, though our birthday girl did not sign her name. Two kittens in their hat, another in a shoe, and a little dog named Jack sitting behind Maggie looking like a very loyal companion. Plus a basket of fruit, a seated woman in hat ("Fashionable Press," a bit like Anna Wintour sitting in the front row),