Iconic Feeling Old Steel Pipe Shaped Relief Mold antique book plate found in Maine just as

found in Maine just as this Cardinal was

Certainly done for an art class

The production of these "trinket" baskets became a cottage industry in the 1860s and reached its height in the 1930s

I'm pretty sure it came from an old Dutch manuscript

Iconic Feeling Old Steel Pipe Shaped Relief Mold antique book plate found in Maine just asIm always attracted to pipe related images and objects that feel Magritte ian, and think Magrittes Treachery of Images (Ceci nest pas une pipe) was about as perfect a means of addressing the nature of representation as theres been! Plus, pipes are just great looking things! I think this old mold is quite iconic feeling in it simplicity of form, all the more so for being made of what I believe is solid steel heavy! It appears it was once coated in dark