P.A. Baker, Silver Foil and Reverse Painted Glass Nameplate with Scalloped Edge wooden folk art dog and transfer decorated in a

and transfer decorated in a manner that reminds me a lot of the wonderful work of Clarice Cliff

and I believe dates to the first half of the 20th century

as in Chicago's Field Museum or the Museum of Natural History

followed by details of individual pieces

P.A. Baker, Silver Foil and Reverse Painted Glass Nameplate with Scalloped Edge wooden folk art dog and transfer decorated in aPerhaps not everyone shares my enthusiasm for old nameplates of unknown people, but I love the idea of a vast collection of them a community of long lost friends. A perfect vehicle for a study of styles and fonts, too. And hard to beat reverse painted black glass and silver foil with scalloped bevelled edge as far as styles go. Plus I thought just the right thing for, say, a bread maker from Pennsylvania! 4" x 1 1 2" x 1 4" thick. Black painted tin