Early 20th C. Paper Thin Brass Surveyors/Architects Stencils - Set # One vintage art crafted of navy blue wool

crafted of navy blue wool and announcing itself in perfectly imperfectly embroidered lettering on the front

which makes it seem a bit like an Opium-fueled vision

Just shy of 5 1/2" straight across at back (not measured on the curve)

Just great--I'm glad at least that he is wearing sensible shoes

which perfectly frame the soft pink and blue mountain in the distance

Early 20th C. Paper Thin Brass Surveyors/Architects Stencils - Set # One vintage art crafted of navy blue woolI find these old brass surveyors architects stencils so beautiful paper thin, finely made, and shining rather like liquid gold in the light. I purchased a lot of them from a seller in England, and have broken them up into smaller thematic groups. These would have been used to annotate blueprints architectural renderings, but as a lover of found language I like them as small, evocative signs of sorts, which could be interesting in all sorts contexts,