The Inundation: Or Mother and Offspring, Victorian Era Pencil Drawing, Framed vintage tiffany's she enchants and frightens people

she enchants and frightens people

The larger measures 5 5/8" in diameter x 7/8" tall

where clearly it hung for many many years

I believe the "antes" is branded/burned into the surface of the wood

I think my favorite view on some of these old wire mesh Odd Fellows masks is from the backside

The Inundation: Or Mother and Offspring, Victorian Era Pencil Drawing, Framed vintage tiffany's she enchants and frightens peopleIt seems to me that there are many ways to read this wonderfully executed antique graphite drawing of mother and pups trying to survive a horrible flood (including perhaps as a commentary on the endless demands of motherhood) and it feels super resonant at the (rather apocalyptic feeling) present moment as we confront one "inundation" after another. The cuteness of the puppies gathering with mom on her doghouse raft mitigates things a bit, but I find