Broken (and Mended) Heart, OLD Painted Panel, German, Found in Pennsylvania pink paint Love love love love love

Love love love love love

I'm not an expert on the history of bicycles

with a few very minor light toning spots

be looked at from a feminist perspective

I wouldn't have predicted I'd go in for a carved gourd figure

Broken (and Mended) Heart, OLD Painted Panel, German, Found in Pennsylvania pink paint Love love love love loveThis is a very old thing, purchased from a dealer in Pennsylvania, found there, c. late 18th century German I believe. (There is a later note "Innsbruck" written on the reverse, I presume identifying where it came from, or where the family that owned it came from.) Clearly a split right down the middle was glued at some point, which struck me as rather poignant a broken then mended heart. (Resilience here on all levels!) It also looks a bit as if the