Clenched Fist, Antique Bronze Paperweight cast pewter This is actually the very

This is actually the very first whirligig I have ever bought (aside from a few figures salvaged from broken ones)

with some variation in exposure

1860s watercolor is challenging to photograph (there's lots of glare in these images)

and I do believe she is quite an extraordinary one

is a wonderful little drawing

Clenched Fist, Antique Bronze Paperweight cast pewter This is actually the veryHard to resist a good hand, and this one, bronze, has a great presence and weight and resolve to it; no fuss, just right. The image of a hand gripping a scroll or bar was a common one during the Victorian era generally associated with ideas of fortitude and resilience, but also I believe more specifically with pro freedom and or anti slavery movements, symbolizing the strength required to "break chains" or "uphold liberty." I have not dug deep into