P.A. Baker, Silver Foil and Reverse Painted Glass Nameplate with Scalloped Edge wool weaving though I have found nothing

though I have found nothing about her

and I believe quite old--it has the feeling of French tapestries to me

or hung on a wall

which shows lots of wear

carved part is 3 1/4" tall

P.A. Baker, Silver Foil and Reverse Painted Glass Nameplate with Scalloped Edge wool weaving though I have found nothingPerhaps not everyone shares my enthusiasm for old nameplates of unknown people, but I love the idea of a vast collection of them a community of long lost friends. A perfect vehicle for a study of styles and fonts, too. And hard to beat reverse painted black glass and silver foil with scalloped bevelled edge as far as styles go. Plus I thought just the right thing for, say, a bread maker from Pennsylvania! 4" x 1 1 2" x 1 4" thick. Black painted tin