Early 20th Century Folk Art Topsy Turvy Doll with Two Great Faces! blonde horsehair brush So I was delighted to

So I was delighted to find this striking piece at an antique shop in Maine: a wooden tray with face constructed of matchsticks and inlaid wood

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Just a beauty of a vase--super sculptural

but one of the reasons I love these old postcards so much is for their elusiveness 100+ years later

I've been eyeing these old braided mats lately for their great colors and patterns and tactility

Early 20th Century Folk Art Topsy Turvy Doll with Two Great Faces! blonde horsehair brush So I was delighted toLove at first sight with this one, even before I realized she was a topsy turvy doll, with a second face hidden beneath her skirt. It was the hand drawn face (looks like ink rather than pencil, with either heavier marker or paint for the eyes and lips) that sold me, so good, but I think I like the exuberantly embroidered eyes (and pencil drawn noise and mouth( of her alter ego just as much! Made of thin cotton sack cloth and early 20th century I