Sea Dragon, Early Delft Blue and White Tile, c. 1650 glass plate negative This early one

This early one

And the erasures-made in process of trying to get her gesture just right--only add to it I think

This butterfly shaped needle book/needle keep is a perfect case in point I think

with lots of dings all over but just a little loss to the far end of the bed along the way

Sea Dragon, Early Delft Blue and White Tile, c. 1650 glass plate negative This early oneAnother week, another antique Delft tile (actually two today) because I've really fallen for them as a thing (though am very particular about the ones I like this and the other I plucked from a nice collection of several dozen being offered by a dealer in southern Maine with many wonderful things). I splurged a bit on this one and the mermaid also listed (perfect companions), but not often one comes across a sea dragon! I really love the wavering line