Smiling Face Antique Painting on Silk resting birds and all the better to

and all the better to find a set of them

There is one small area of light colored spotting near the lip that appears original to the making

with stapled binding

to those antlers just clearing the opening--I find this drawing really wonderful

and big ears

Smiling Face Antique Painting on Silk resting birds and all the better toSuch a funny, cheery face! It was painted on silk, then very carefully wrapped around a piece of round board, pinned tight along the edges all the way around. It did have a ribbon with a little hanging loop attached to the top, but it immediately crumbled in my hands as soon as I touched it not too surprising as I'd think this is well over a hundred years old. I think of it kind of like a smiling moon, and might hang it high on the wall to watch over