Sweet Two Story Folk Art House antique advertising 6th plate ambrotype in a

6th plate ambrotype in a half case

which many people diligently collected

and the combination of form and text here is

which looks a bit like an illuminated Lite Brite board The seller knew that the piece was by a fairly well known sculptor/installation artist

And then this great hand at the very center

Sweet Two Story Folk Art House antique advertising 6th plate ambrotype in aI'll never resist a nice folk art house if I can help it, and this is a sweet one, scratch made from crate wood of a nice scale not too small, not too big, just right! 1940s or so I'd guess, with hand painted brick pattern around the base, and hand painted shingle pattern on the roof and front porch overhang. Nicely framed out windows with an arched detail along the top edges, plus painted white stripes on the front columns and painted detailing on