Kansas City 1906 Priests of Pallas Masked Ball Souvenir Cloisonne Plate / Plaque signed folk art one can definitely feel the

one can definitely feel the love and care of their maker

A real beauty of a sign

in excellent vintage condition (photos are shot through the glass of the frame

While I've been really into serene British watercolor seascapes of late

Great in a grouping

Kansas City 1906 Priests of Pallas Masked Ball Souvenir Cloisonne Plate / Plaque signed folk art one can definitely feel theThis one is especially for my Kansas City friends, and carries a pretty interesting history. Plus, I think it is a pretty gorgeous thing! The P. O. P stands for "Priests of Pallas", which was a huge, extravagant week long event founded in 1887 by Kansas City leaders with the intent of re defining the city as "the Athens of the West", hence the image of Athena at the bottom center of the plate. Among many other things, the festival (which ran annually