Young Woman with Mask, 19th C. Folk Art Watercolor in Period Frame conjoining vases I'd probably use it as

I'd probably use it as a sculptural pedestal for other things

Approx 6 1/8" x 4 7/16" x 7/8"

but revealing the hand of its maker through small imperfections here and there

For sure the day is July 4

I've been looking at a lot of whimsy chains carved from one piece of wood

Young Woman with Mask, 19th C. Folk Art Watercolor in Period Frame conjoining vases I'd probably use it asThere seem to be a fair number of i18th and 19th c. images of young women holding masks, inspired I believe by the popularity of masquerade balls; whether this folk watercolor was based on a specific popular print I have not been able to discern, but it may well have been. Whatever the case, I take it on its own terms and think it's fabulous, with the big blue eyed, side cast gaze of this young woman seeming to sparkle with a coy mischievousness. I