Serious Young Woman in Front of Linsey Woolsey Textile, Antique RPPC nesting boxes ) I understand from the

) I understand from the seller that this was found in a 1840's book in the attic of a very old estate--I love the image of that discovery

It is marked Sterlized Japan on the opposite side of the handle

I've had told this wonderful old handmade brush with long

high-gloss Japanese Natsume--or tea caddy--is not an antique

plus the fact that both end pieces can be stood up

Serious Young Woman in Front of Linsey Woolsey Textile, Antique RPPC nesting boxes ) I understand from theThis is one of my new favorite photographic portraits ever, including for the fact that this young woman keeps reminding me of a young Chloe Sevigny, which makes me think of the subject here, in her white dress, white stockings, big bow, and unsmiling expression, as something of a style icon too. But the framing is also a big part of what makes it great, with a checkerboard patterned linsey woolsey weaving stretched behind her almost like an op art