Lovely Antique Escutcheon, Perfectly Framed Inuit which is just right

which is just right

and another tiny house at bottom right

the species name no longer exists

with pencil drawn lace and details

Ink and watercolor on ledger paper

Lovely Antique Escutcheon, Perfectly Framed Inuit which is just rightSo often I find wonderful things framed in the worst sort of ways, but here, to my eye, is an example of a beautiful little thing very much honored by its housing. The antique escutcheon is really a special oneof the sort that makes me think about magical keys opening secret roomswith a quiver of arrows at left, torch at right, and arch of flowering garlands above. It is secured, via two perfectly placed brass pins, against crimson red fabric that is