Lips in the Corner, Antique Graphite Sketch heart shaped padlock with a little wear to

with a little wear to the paint

I'd never seen one before

this one a bit minty-er than arts and crafts

which seems plausible to me

Lips in the Corner, Antique Graphite Sketch heart shaped padlock with a little wear toI found this loose along with some other papers accompanying a 19th century note filled with geometric perspective drawings. Of a different ilk than the others, but someone was clearly studying rendering. And while of course I'd love to see the page filled with a hundred sets of lips, there is something rather satisfying about the four mouths clustered at one corner, as if just whispering in one's ear! Graphite on wove, with general light wear a bit