Lovely Antique Escutcheon, Perfectly Framed Inuit and another tiny house at

and another tiny house at bottom right

It measures 6 1/2" in diameter by 3/8" deep and comes in what may be the original box

all dating to the first half of the 19th century and I believe all by the same maker

where the canvas shows through in some areas

plus two houses

Lovely Antique Escutcheon, Perfectly Framed Inuit and another tiny house atSo often I find wonderful things framed in the worst sort of ways, but here, to my eye, is an example of a beautiful little thing very much honored by its housing. The antique escutcheon is really a special oneof the sort that makes me think about magical keys opening secret roomswith a quiver of arrows at left, torch at right, and arch of flowering garlands above. It is secured, via two perfectly placed brass pins, against crimson red fabric that is