Very Finely Crocheted, Hard-Shell Old Folk Art Humpty Dumpty...Rattle! antique wooden kitchen paddle The Grace Borgenicht Gallery opened

The Grace Borgenicht Gallery opened on 57th Street in May 1951

and with a subtle

light stain/varnish over the wood

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These Cases appear to have lived on Buckham Farm

Very Finely Crocheted, Hard-Shell Old Folk Art Humpty Dumpty...Rattle! antique wooden kitchen paddle The Grace Borgenicht Gallery openedI could not look at this little face and walk away. I And while I know it can be hard to gauge from photos, what makes this great is how finely done it is those crocheted stitches are very tiny, and very tight. Also, Humpty Dumpty, with origins dating back at least to the late 18th century, is an interesting character: a personification of precariousness, making him feel like something of a metaphor for the moment. If you look closely you can see