Evocative Much Used Antique Wooden Milliner's Head Form poppy just the way I like

just the way I like it

first in England and then New England

" a handy tool to use along with an ink pen when practicing one's Spencerian calligraphy

the contrast between finished dark wood and and black painted wood

Evocative Much Used Antique Wooden Milliner's Head Form poppy just the way I likeOne sees great old hat forms around from time to time, but it's these head shaped ones carved from one piece of wood I'm interested in, the most singular in their patinas acquired through use the better. I love the way the grain of the wood enhances the form the of the head and outlines the face, especially, and on this one how much wear there is the front of the face itself, almost as if it had been willfully marred. Most of all I love the patch of