Woman at the Sea, Victorian Oil Painting in Gold Frame young rebel with dots and dash and

with dots and dash and x's etc used along with color to distinguish each layer

lifts to reveal a patterned fabric lining

I could spend way too many hours opening old schoolbooks in search of drawings and have to stop myself

I've since learned this is called a Herkules rug beater

It's been a while since I found an old stacking toy that excited me

Woman at the Sea, Victorian Oil Painting in Gold Frame young rebel with dots and dash and(A bit hard to photograph on account of the very gold frame I've shot in two different lights to try to give a sense.) Women at the sea became a popular subject for paintings of the Victorian era books have been written all about why, with reasons ranging from the popularization of belief in the healthfulness and curative powers of the sea and salt air, to deeply rooted associations between women and water fluid(ity) etc. (Relatedly, sea moss