Clenched Fist, Antique Bronze Paperweight cast pewter This set of handmade dominoes

This set of handmade dominoes feels very much aligned in spirit with the perpetual calendar I just listed--full of the presence of the Charles Farr who carved them "from the shin bone of an ox

just a small hole at the center of the bottom edge

and I do believe she is quite an extraordinary one

making it a nice one to place on a high shelf--which is exactly where I spotted this one and ran straight for it

is a wonderful little drawing

Clenched Fist, Antique Bronze Paperweight cast pewter This set of handmade dominoesHard 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