Dutch Woman in Traditional Zeeland "Oorijzer" (Ear Iron) Headdress, Real Photo Postcard c. 1910s tole painted tin A little bit of rusting

A little bit of rusting to the brass

And it struck me as a good  one for the moment (thinking about protesters in Portland wearing costumes and  making music in the face of the National Guard et al)

I think the drawing of the elk with sea behind him and the drawing of the two lions in the forest are small masterpieces

and wonderfully so

I've bought and sold a handful of mid-century Zanesville ribbed planters and vases over the years of various sizes

Dutch Woman in Traditional Zeeland "Oorijzer" (Ear Iron) Headdress, Real Photo Postcard c. 1910s tole painted tin A little bit of rustingA 19th century watercolor portrait last week of a Dutch woman in traditional Friesland style "Oorijzer," (or "ear iron"), and then this early 20th century photo portrait of a Zeeland woman in one of a slightly different sort has me wanting to carve out some time to do a deep dive into these very particular traditional head ornaments! When I found this RPPC I did not yet know about Oorijzers, and what struck me was how those metal plates to either side