William Charles Palmer 1940 Pen and Ink "Cephalopoda" Drawing festive textile whose right arm moves up

whose right arm moves up and down to raise or lower his crop

There is wear to this box consistent with its age

Local artisans gather up these remnants and use them to create dolls like this

it feels terrific in the hand

In good vintage condition

William Charles Palmer 1940 Pen and Ink "Cephalopoda" Drawing festive textile whose right arm moves upThis is an original pen and black ink drawing by William Charles Palmer (signed and dated 1940 right above "Cephalopoda") executed on rice paper, then cut and mounted to white laid paper. I really love how old and dark and briny it feels, like something straight out of Jules Verne, and I imagine it may indeed have been done as an illustration for a book or publication about sea creatures, though am not certain. Palmer (1906 1987) was born in Des