Pair of 1930s Cockcroft Hand-painted Floral Plates: Two Lilies standup horsehair barbers brush scuffs and scrapes

scuffs and scrapes

and a piece of black striking paper still in the frame (which has a slit at top should one want to remove it and replace it with something else

distilled iteration of the tool I've seen

preserved beetle

Pair of 1930s Cockcroft Hand-painted Floral Plates: Two Lilies standup horsehair barbers brush scuffs and scrapesI knew nothing of Cockcroft plates when I found these, I just thought they were lovely and beautifully done, clearly hand painted and also very cheerful! With a quick search I learned these were made by Edith Varian Cockcroft (American 1881 1962), and that her plates are quite a known and collected thing. These probably date to the 1930s or so, and Id guess were once two of a dinner set. I must say I like these two as much as anyothers Ive found