A Very Well Dressed Man, Ink on Board Vintage Illustration small whimsy carving winding its way up and

winding its way up and around the R from its cross-hatched pot below would be the perfect thing to hang in the room of a child with a first name starting with "R

Maybe even a sort of family tree

with some wear to the wood and finish and  a couple of white spots near the center of one side

against which the cream arrow and stencil painted letters pretty much glow

What makes them most distinctive and interesting to me--in addition to the elaborate framework he constructed around them--are the backgrounds that set them off

A Very Well Dressed Man, Ink on Board Vintage Illustration small whimsy carving winding its way up andI found this one at Brimfield, and learned the name of the illustrator who did it, which I promptly forgot! It was someone known, though, and has the feel of a New Yorker cartoon to me, perhaps just in wait of the perfect caption! Great from cap to shoes I think, especially all that ink drawn pattern, and seems like a nice one to hang either in the dressing room, to inspire efforts toward dapperness, or near the front door to inspire preparedness for