Lovely Antique Escutcheon, Perfectly Framed Inuit 75” long x 1

75” long x 1

Ink and watercolor on ledger paper

It measures 6 1/2" in diameter by 3/8" deep and comes in what may be the original box

as if molded over a wooden form perhaps

the species name no longer exists

Lovely Antique Escutcheon, Perfectly Framed Inuit 75” long x 1So often I find wonderful things framed in the worst sort of ways, but here, to my eye, is an example of a beautiful little thing very much honored by its housing. The antique escutcheon is really a special oneof the sort that makes me think about magical keys opening secret roomswith a quiver of arrows at left, torch at right, and arch of flowering garlands above. It is secured, via two perfectly placed brass pins, against crimson red fabric that is