Lovely Antique Escutcheon, Perfectly Framed sculptural whomsy with a measure mark on

with a measure mark on one side

like little tsunamis

rather than promoting Vaseline (which had been invented in 1870

but really a fantastic object for display

9 inches tall x  and 8 inches wide and in excellent condition

Lovely Antique Escutcheon, Perfectly Framed sculptural whomsy with a measure mark onSo often I find wonderful things framed in the worst sort of ways, but here, to my eye, is an example of a beautiful little thing very much honored by its housing. The antique escutcheon is really a special oneof the sort that makes me think about magical keys opening secret roomswith a quiver of arrows at left, torch at right, and arch of flowering garlands above. It is secured, via two perfectly placed brass pins, against crimson red fabric that is