Antique Folk Art Ladies Legs Tiny Tweezers oil on panel still life and if it was ever

and if it was ever sent it must have been enclosed in an envelope

and quite a long time ago

and Meiji period I am pretty sure (1868-1912)

to me it is fascinating

14" tall x 13

Antique Folk Art Ladies Legs Tiny Tweezers oil on panel still life and if it was everI've bought and sold a handful of machinists' folk art ladies legs calipers, but this is the first set of tweezers I've come across, perhaps made by by one of those machinist's as a gift, or perhaps to deal with splinters incurred on the job! These I think are cute as can be, all of 1 9 16" inches long, with the silhouette of booted feet and a big brass pin. It takes a little pressure to push those toes together but they definitely could be put to use