Martha with a New Frock, Hand-colored 1830s B. Brammel Engraving, Philadelphia, in Beautiful Period Gilded Frame bobbins This claw hand tool

This claw hand tool

which appears to have been a gift from the Duke of Grafton (in the southeast of Northhamptinshire

and yet also looking perhaps just a bit defiant

As evident the are stains and toning and uneven edges here and there

Overall 26" long x 6" wide x 5 3/4" tall

Martha with a New Frock, Hand-colored 1830s B. Brammel Engraving, Philadelphia, in Beautiful Period Gilded Frame bobbins This claw hand toolA few months ago I purchased my first B. Brammel hand colored engraving (Benjamin Bramell, American, 1794 1851), that one picturing "Helen and Her Rose" and it, like this one, in a wonderful period frame. I'm now officially a fan, including for the way in which the prints feel as if centering the interior lives of these young women, here absolutely making me feel how pleased and proud our dear Martha felt in her pretty new frock. And this one