P.A. Baker, Silver Foil and Reverse Painted Glass Nameplate with Scalloped Edge wool weaving I didn't know it when

I didn't know it when I found it--it just looked like a lovely folk art wonder to me

with a few minor glaze chips here and there and she appears to have a repaired foot

she had to write pretty small

Box measures 4 1/2" t x 2 1/4" diameter at lid

P.A. Baker, Silver Foil and Reverse Painted Glass Nameplate with Scalloped Edge wool weaving I didn't know it whenPerhaps 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