19th C. Paper Thin Brass Architect's Stencils - Rooms and Their Plans silk quilt Oilcloth (also known as American

Oilcloth (also known as American cloth) was traditionally made through a fairly labor-intensive process of treating close-woven cotton or linen cloth (I believe this is linen) with a coating of boiled linseed oil to make it waterproof

joined by tiny nails

appearing more (to me at least) as an irregularity than a flaw--or perhaps vaguely suggesting a broken heart

This lovely little lacquered papier mache snuff box

I couldn’t resist the pure loveliness of this one

19th C. Paper Thin Brass Architect's Stencils - Rooms and Their Plans silk quilt Oilcloth (also known as AmericanI've had a handful of old architects draftsman stencils like this, mostly alphabets, paper thin and shining in the light like gold, so lovely. And while hard to get across in photos, I believe these are my favorites of all especially for the ten squarish ones, each, in tiny letters, featuring the name of one room of a house: kitchen, bedroom, dining room, living room, sitting room, attic, and best of all drawing room, parlour, scullery, and wine