The Burdened and the Saint, c. 1800 Delft Tile (with Old Corner Restoration) stoneware v ase who signed it very proudly

who signed it very proudly in gold on green cloth lining-- and justifiably so

a wonderful homespun art nouveau moment

hand-painted slides began to be replaced by photographic slides

(And I'm really smitten with the thin and slightly wavy lines of that W

and would guess the function of the fur was to make it easier to hold and pack the pipe in the cold

The Burdened and the Saint, c. 1800 Delft Tile (with Old Corner Restoration) stoneware v ase who signed it very proudlyA second Delft tile this week, c. 1800 I believe (I'm not an expert on these, but am learning as I go, with the thickness of the tile, character of the clay, color, and style of decoration all helping to date them) this one making me think a bit of the Mexican ex voto retablos I love so much, with this haloed saint seeming poised to relieve the burden of this young man carrying a very heavy load! A nice one to have around when it all feels too much I