Lot of Stencil Painted Toleware/Theorem Test Designs small drawinbgs Box 3 1/2" x 2

Box 3 1/2" x 2 1/4" x 1"

with aging to the iron as there should be

I might guess maybe 1950s or so but am not totally sure

) Here it is all about the juxtaposition of three women and three types of representation for me--the snapshot portrait of woman at left

Lot of Stencil Painted Toleware/Theorem Test Designs small drawinbgs Box 3 1/2" x 2I bought these as a box full from a dealer in my neck of the woods, finding them quite lovely things, at least a handful of them frame worthy and others perhaps fodder for other things. I believe they were are practice efforts in advance of making theorem paintings or decorating tinware (tole painting) and incorporate a combination of painting done with stencils and by hand. Executed in a mix of metallics and color on black card board with a sheen to