Yes, I have seen signatures on sweetgrass baskets before and, prompted by my partner who asked "Are they ever signed?", I peered at it more...
Thank you. Still indistinct, but perhaps others can see more than I can.
Yes, thank you. That is also what I was able to read so far.
@Aquitaine, et al - I just acquired a Gullah sweetgrass basket that has a very faint signature on the bottom. I am hoping some of you with better...
A Thai "holy water bowl" -...
I knew that was going to happen......
Perhaps simple weathering, and/or the work of a "boring sponge". https://natureinfocus.blog/2009/12/05/sponge-borings-in-flat-oyster-shells/
https://www.bowers.org/collections-blog/seat-of-power-prestige-chairs-of-the-chokwe https://www.etsy.com/listing/1703508853/chokwe-lozi-stool-301...
It appears to have a duck head/bill. Some confusion there. Slipcast, modern decorative.
Well, that is even more logical. It appears to be an Asian style - [ATTACH] https://hntgordon.com.au/blogs/news/asian-style-plane-v-s-a55-style-plane
Thinking about this some more - may we see the sides with the cross arm removed? Looking at the back more closely, it looks like the cross arm...
I think this is the most logical (?) explanation. I am not well versed in the structure of antique box planes, but I wonder if the center of the...
Smoking brain tanned leather introduces some tannins from the wood used. It has an effect somewhat similar to traditional vegetable tanning, where...
Definitely has some age. The stitching looks like it might be sinew. It also looks like the leather may have been oiled, (presumably before the...
This may be a later copy of an older kodak photo - in other words, a photograph of a photograph.
George Eastman, Kodak, and the Birth of Consumer Photography - https://gawainweaver.com/images/uploads/Weaver_Guide_to_Gelatin_Silver.pdf
No, not necessarily. Both types are paper prints, but albumen prints are on thinner paper than gelatin silver prints. To distinguish them by the...
At this period in time, the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there were two common types of photographic prints on paper. Albumen prints were...
"Woodruff File" - https://dictionary.archivists.org/entry/woodruff-file.html#:~:text=It is a triangular shaped,as an electrical connection is
The emblem of the sword and olive branch appears to be a version of that used by the IDF (Israel Defense Force) and the earlier paramilitary...
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