Large Stencil Painted Beetle on Masonite, From VFW Hall, Orrington, MA victorian pressed seaweed album who dates them to 1840

who dates them to 1840 or so based on a map of the United States done by the same person

I love them as objects and for the potential they represent

Such a charming teapot

On July 19

I love the ANMB monogram on the front

Large Stencil Painted Beetle on Masonite, From VFW Hall, Orrington, MA victorian pressed seaweed album who dates them to 1840I have no idea the story behind how this stencil spray painted beetle came to live in the VFW Hall in Orrington, Maine, but so it seems to have, as handwritten on the reverse, and at some point was stickered by the Orrington Historical Society. Whatever the case, a pretty great one I think, with those six stenciled legs making it look like a skeleton dancing. Just the right softness spatter to the spray painted edges, too. 13 1 8" w x 12 1 2" t, spray