Hand-sewn and Crayoned Double-sided Cloth Mask decorators photograph There are a few tiny

There are a few tiny dark spots on the literal "bottom"

The textile itself measures 15

This is a large one--almost 6 inches in diameter--and I've found a few others of this size out there described as juggling or carnival balls

late 19th century I believe

I am pretty certain this old painted metal flag on wooden post would have been used as a hand-held railroad signal flag

Hand-sewn and Crayoned Double-sided Cloth Mask decorators photograph There are a few tinyI love a mesh Odd Fellows mask, which this one reminds me some of, but there's a different sort of satisfaction about those lines of sewing machine stitching on the cloth, framing the face in an off kilter way, that I think make this really great. I also love that it was drawn upon on both sides, crayon I believe, perhaps one side a first attempt superceded by the other, but having the effect of portraying two sides of one character, the backside