Cotton Pickers, Hugely Atmopheric Antique Real Photo Postcard Knowles & Maxim but even more so a

but even more so a good found face

I keep a keen eye out for beautiful little treen boxes like this one

the spools would be used in conjunction with a lacemaking "pillow" (essentially a pillow with a simple armature for holding the ends of the spool) which could be placed on the table or on the lap

A remnant from the era when people grain painted boxes and furniture

Cotton Pickers, Hugely Atmopheric Antique Real Photo Postcard Knowles & Maxim but even more so aSuch a striking image I think, of an Emma and Velmy and "dad," as written on the back, out in the cotton fields. The image is as atmospheric as the scene itself, and a bit weathered like the face of this father, adding up what feels like a portrait of a hard working life filtered through the haze of a dream or like a photo still from early realist film. 5 7 16 x 3 1 2". Loss to bottom right corner, a bit of edge wear and a couple of small scuffs to