Magical Collection of Ancient Iridescent Glass Shards and Bits school map roughly period frame

roughly period frame

3 7/16" X 1 7/8" X 1 1/4" d (base)

but I think it's fabulous--with this early locomotive coal train hand-drawn over and over on old plywood panel in what appears to have been a black marker

must have been out of town

I’d say pretty much every page of this beautiful unbound and uncut letterpress publication—which also includes a series of tipped in prints relating to the articles—is frame-worthy

Magical Collection of Ancient Iridescent Glass Shards and Bits school map roughly period frameThis is the find this week that fills me with the most wonder and delivers the greatest joy: glorious shiny objects! Specifically, these are shards of ancient glass, most showing some, or a whole lot, of iridescence. People tend to call all iridescent glass Roman, but whether this is exclusively Roman or a mix including ancient glass from other regions I not expert enough to say. I can say it all feels very magical, and luxurious laid out in front of