Tea Party at Play Tent with American Flag, c. 1940s-50s Snapshot tools in bottle Some staining and crazing on

Some staining and crazing on the lid as evident

Is he on his way to a secret tryst

To my eye really a wonderful image

Pure joy and delight

Tea Party at Play Tent with American Flag, c. 1940s-50s Snapshot tools in bottle Some staining and crazing onLooks like afternoon tea under the tent to me. Two girls and one younger brother both girls reminding me of a young Sally Draper from Mad Men and I might guess it is an affluent Westchester County suburb in which this tent is pitched! I like it for everything packed into what seems at first a simple scene of backyard play from American flag waving atop the tent, to the contents of toy teacup being slurped up by the boy and the sense of these kids