Young Woman with Mask, 19th C. Folk Art Watercolor in Period Frame conjoining vases And this lovely set of

And this lovely set of seven hand thrown stoneware plates

I've found a few other old French hand-painted souvenir boxes

For sure the day is July 4

I’ve been admiring Pueblo drums like this for a long time

Young Woman with Mask, 19th C. Folk Art Watercolor in Period Frame conjoining vases And this lovely set ofThere seem to be a fair number of i18th and 19th c. images of young women holding masks, inspired I believe by the popularity of masquerade balls; whether this folk watercolor was based on a specific popular print I have not been able to discern, but it may well have been. Whatever the case, I take it on its own terms and think it's fabulous, with the big blue eyed, side cast gaze of this young woman seeming to sparkle with a coy mischievousness. I