Dutch Woman in Traditional Zeeland "Oorijzer" (Ear Iron) Headdress, Real Photo Postcard c. 1910s tole painted tin Love from Florrie

Love from Florrie

and wonderfully so

Were gone like a drifting smoke

could indeed be used from calling in crows and also for locating turkeys

I've bought and sold a handful of mid-century Zanesville ribbed planters and vases over the years of various sizes

Dutch Woman in Traditional Zeeland "Oorijzer" (Ear Iron) Headdress, Real Photo Postcard c. 1910s tole painted tin Love from FlorrieA 19th century watercolor portrait last week of a Dutch woman in traditional Friesland style "Oorijzer," (or "ear iron"), and then this early 20th century photo portrait of a Zeeland woman in one of a slightly different sort has me wanting to carve out some time to do a deep dive into these very particular traditional head ornaments! When I found this RPPC I did not yet know about Oorijzers, and what struck me was how those metal plates to either side