Looking Out, Charming c. 1880s Mother of Pearl Seashell Folk Art Carving hippie with some use to the

with some use to the watercolor blocks as pictured

but with pencil-drawn details

two full layers deep

There is a bit of pitting and greening to the brass

Looking Out, Charming c. 1880s Mother of Pearl Seashell Folk Art Carving hippie with some use to theI'm sure I've seen them on occasion, but I'd never really looked at a folk art mother of pearl shell carving of this sort before and really what an amazing thing, all done by hand, quite a feat of labor and patience! Perhaps not surprisingly, fisherman were the most common subjects depicted on these, typically shown holding a net and facing away from the sea (toward the viewer), as if coming to shore in at the end of the day. But this much better this