Antique American Folk Art Painting of Pink Farmhouse on Wooden Plate stencil brush square on the other) with

square on the other) with black and red details (I honestly can't tell how the black and red were achieved)

I find looking at them closely feels akin to taking a deep breath

This is the smaller of two lovely Burmese bamboo lacquer betel boxes currently in the shop

proud posture and head cocked toward the sky

(the separated figures with arms down measure 1" across

Antique American Folk Art Painting of Pink Farmhouse on Wooden Plate stencil brush square on the other) withThis old painting on wooden plate is very weathered, but I think very sweet still, evoking a strong sense of place and imaginings of life behind those great green shattered windows! I especially love the painterly clouds of the sky, and those three pink chimneys, too! Very coziness inducing, I think it would be great hung in a farmhouse kitchen, or maybe near the fireplace! Mid 19th century or so New England, I'd think. 6 3 4" across. Obvious dryness