@Figtree3 and @KathyAnderson--thanks so much for your accounts of how you store your cards and advice re cards with fabric and sleeves. This is...
Thanks so much, @Vintage Maven. This is really helpful. And the plastic sleeves would work for cards with silk/fabric on them (I have a few of...
As a side question, what's everyone's suggestions for storing vintage and older postcards? I have mine in tins and some in scrap books; some are...
Looks like some kind of petrified palm wood to me (Google "Palmoxylon" and see what you think).
He's spinning wool using a spinning wheel--a lot of textile work in pre-industrial England used to be done by men (including embroidery and...
Could it be for using it with shaved ice rather than icecream?
I would call it painterly in terms of style. I don't think it's as old as you think it is. It has a 1970s vibe to it (hard to say without seeing...
Might represent the Water Demon who accompanied the Monkey King and Tripitaka in the Buddhist tales.
I'm seeing "JC" on top and "JP" underneath....
It looks a little like carnelian, but it would be cold to the touch if it is.
Looks Mexican in design to me--maybe from the 1980s/1990s. It's always a bit challenging to identify stones from photos, but I'm going to suggest...
I wonder if it's actually Japanese in origin--some Nippon ware has a clover-like stamp, for example.
Dawnno--this write-up is absolutely incredible and I feel guilty about the hours of work that must've gone into all these fantastic details! I...
Okay, I've looked at "in need help's" ringed anomaly and it turns out it's just where the paint has cracked a little. It so looks like it might've...
Dawno--your details re the red sail are fascinating! And "i need help" seems to have really opened up a new mystery! Off to get the canvas back...
Dawno--your response re the flag and other incredible details is just fantastic! I've been Googling this painting for about 2 years now and just...
Yes, Dawno--just the canvas and no stretchers/frame. Just read your comment about the canvas being a maritime scrap and that's very much what it...
Hello everyone--thanks in advance for whatever ideas or suggestions you can send my way about this painting I bought on eBay in the U.S. (for all...
Is it a claret jug? Lovely looking piece!
I have seed beaded necklaces with this sort of closure that I've bought in Mexico. I haven't seen this beaded ball style there, though.
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