Black and Brown Leather Antique Button Back Catcher's Mitt unusual mask It measures 11 1/4" across

It measures 11 1/4" across and 2 5/8" tall

this piece is very much in the manner of the work of famous father and son Mexican folk artists Aurelio and Francisco Flores from Izúcar de Matamoros--legendary for their elaborate "tree of life" candlesticks and candleabra

(Along these lines

Each plate is stamped on the bottom

dings and aging to the wood

Black and Brown Leather Antique Button Back Catcher's Mitt unusual mask It measures 11 1/4" acrossI think this old catcher's mitt is such a gorgeous sculptural object, I'd hang it on the wall. Admittedly, I don't know much about these antique gloves which can be quite precious but I just love this thing, especially for the contrast between the brown leather glove and the black leather mitt to which it is sewn which brings the construction of the whole thing into relief, and amplifies a sense of it's pillow like thickness. The strap of the glove