L.F Underhill Job Painting Old Hand-painted Sign Persian Qajar tile I love old wooden spinning

I love old wooden spinning tops just as a form

interesting mottled glazing

I want and need to learn a lot more about the use and symbolism embedded in these

Fits an adult human face

a few for every room

L.F Underhill Job Painting Old Hand-painted Sign Persian Qajar tile I love old wooden spinningI really really love this sign, from the tiny details to the overall effect. First, the total lack of precision about it (note, among other things, the penciled "G" showing through the "T" in painting) makes it seem anything but an effective advertisement for a "job painter" I think I would quite like the person who made it, but don't think I'd hire them to paint my trim! And then these decorative periods (red ringed in gold paint) after Underhill and