Lovely Old Academic Sketch of Seated Young Woman wooden darning egg and brings a bit of

and brings a bit of calm in the midst of stress and chaos

There are small chips to polychrome here and there

at the end of the day it's a very fine braided and woven antique Penobscot Northeast Coast Native American basket like this one--Shaker-like in its material integrity--that really takes my breath away

and the nails attaching the carvings to their platforms have some wiggle) but what marvelous and very charming creatures

Lovely Old Academic Sketch of Seated Young Woman wooden darning egg and brings a bit ofFeels like she's emerging from the ether, barely there but very beautiful. And one could read a whole lot of things into that expression. A lovely, quiet drawing, nice for an intimate space. 12" x 9". Early 20th century I believe. Good antique condition, with some light scattered smudging, I don't think at all detracting.