Boys in Whites in Formation, Antique British RPPC 18th century folk art Short fork: 10 1/4" x

Short fork: 10 1/4" x 2 5/8" x 1/2"

5 15/16" l x 1 5/8" t x 15/16" and in great condition with a great patina

which makes it easy to take a seat

Overall good condition- some darkening/staining and some wear to corners and edges but no significant folds

The drawing is done in graphite on paper

Boys in Whites in Formation, Antique British RPPC 18th century folk art Short fork: 10 1/4" xQuite a formation! I especially love the sort of X created at the bottom by one boy in a back bend and the other with body suspended in an arch from the beams above him. Seemed quite celebratory when I found it, a expression of the power and creativity of a collective to form something larger, but now, looking at the coach or instructor standing there at center behind them, it feels a bit Triumph of the Will esque, and so, perhaps even more resonant,