Lovely Late 19th C. Relief Carved Portrait of Young Woman with Drop Earrings painting on card very pretty against the wood

very pretty against the wood

as these are quite exquisite

all done with a precision and elegance that I find really lovely--while also

Other snow knives were used as tools for cutting hard-packed snow in the construction of igluit (snow houses)

Another fun one from an estate sale a few days ago in Gloucester

Lovely Late 19th C. Relief Carved Portrait of Young Woman with Drop Earrings painting on card very pretty against the woodPhotos do this no justice, though details give a better sense. A real beauty of a relief carved portrait I'd say, quite sensitively done, and with a great deal of care and labor invested in her profuse pile of what I believe would be described as fringed and crimped bangs. The warm dry wood patina here contributes to giving a blush to her cheeks and neck just behind her ear, making her feel all the more full of life and I just love how her earlobe is