Antique Relief Carved Panel with Portrait in Profile handmade houses what a beautiful thing

what a beautiful thing

and the vine-like white stitching around the perimeter and on the hanging loop

but they often seem more awkward and cumbersome than I want to deal with--but not this one

So this poster comes from its heyday

At first I thought this was made of concrete due to its whitish crusty surface

Antique Relief Carved Panel with Portrait in Profile handmade houses what a beautiful thingI found this in Vermont but believe its origins are European, and my guess would be French, perhaps portraying an explorer of distant lands, with what I take for mountains or the edges of landmasses at the corners. Or, maybe, in his finery, he's no less than a king, ruling lands near and far. Whatever the case, I think the panel is quite wonderfully carved, and quite a character he is with that long mane and mustache and chin up profile making me