Sea Dragon, Early Delft Blue and White Tile, c. 1650 antique schoolwork but a good one

but a good one

2 1/2" l x 1 11/16 w x 7/8" d

And of course has lots of life in it yet as a pin cushion

My photos are not great (I'm better equipped to document smaller things than large ones

with a couple of tears to the peach painted metal trim along the top edge

Sea Dragon, Early Delft Blue and White Tile, c. 1650 antique schoolwork but a good oneAnother week, another antique Delft tile (actually two today) because I've really fallen for them as a thing (though am very particular about the ones I like this and the other I plucked from a nice collection of several dozen being offered by a dealer in southern Maine with many wonderful things). I splurged a bit on this one and the mermaid also listed (perfect companions), but not often one comes across a sea dragon! I really love the wavering line