Sweet and Son, Providence RI, Late 19th c. Handcut Stencil bust With some fraying to the

With some fraying to the pink silk ribbon and loss to a couple of finger tips

who I am certain was Albert Shaw

I don't think it would be an issue

along with a few others

Just a small hand-carved thing

Sweet and Son, Providence RI, Late 19th c. Handcut Stencil bust With some fraying to theI love an old stencil, particularly ones that stand on their own as interesting objects, and particularly ones incorporating good words language that makes them resonate beyond their original function. Here, in addition to being a nice little piece of Providence, RI history (Sweet appears to have opened in 1840 as a manufacturer and wholesale dealer of dry goods, first as J. B Sweet then becoming "Sweet & Son" with the addition of S. S. Sweet, the