C. 1850 Hand-colored Queen of Clubs Transformation Card folk art carved Abe lincoln and the handle makes a

and the handle makes a handy stand

This is the third of three early 20th century Dutch school work samplers I am listing

Really a terrific example

which can be positioned in any number of ways and is different from every angle

but as I'm needing to fund an upcoming long road trip (aka buying trip)

C. 1850 Hand-colored Queen of Clubs Transformation Card folk art carved Abe lincoln and the handle makes aI believe this queen of clubs was part of a transformation card deck, c. 1850s often the royal cards in these decks just featured figures, while it was the pips of the numbered cards that were transformed incorporated into images. What I find especially intruiging is that her arms, though I presume actually intended to read as crossed, appear to me as if cut off at the elbows and left as stumps, which thus makes her veil read all the more as if tears