Evocative Old Wooden Hat Form with Tape Helmet correspondance it is signed Beveridge N

it is signed Beveridge N

but great color still

When the citizens refused to pay for his services as promised

plus facial expression that looks quintessentially a catcher's to me

but there's a red ribbon on top for hanging from the wall

Evocative Old Wooden Hat Form with Tape Helmet correspondance it is signed Beveridge NThis just struck me as quite a beautiful thing, with the old tape giving her a helmet of sorts, or really perhaps more like a sort of bathing cap, and so, to my eye, making her feel quite animate. (And also like a woman who has worn many hats!) I believe the wooden form dates to the early 20th century, and I think has quite a lovely shape to it. Head sized: approx 10" t x 6 3 4" w x 7 1 2". Tape is very well attached, and all with quite a wonderful