Seascape with Boat, 1945 Folk Art Painted Seashell faces and what looks to be

and what looks to be a city

Early 20th century I'd think

I've had many a beautiful old brush in the shop

then trimmed

woven splint of the lid softened with age

Seascape with Boat, 1945 Folk Art Painted Seashell faces and what looks to beSpending a lot of time on the New England coast, I've come to very much appreciate folk art painted shells (and being from the clamming hub of Ipswich, MA, I especially like a painted clam shell), but it's none to often I come across one as charming as this. Written on the flip side of the shell, in pencil, appears to be the phrase "speed boat", and a great little boat it is, red flag waving at front, set against rich blue sea and sky. Very