The Inundation: Or Mother and Offspring, Victorian Era Pencil Drawing, Framed vintage tiffany's and makes me happy every

and makes me happy every time I look at it

(with an office on Pearl Street in Manhattan an d factory in Greenpoint

I think my favorite view on some of these old wire mesh Odd Fellows masks is from the backside

And then also a terrific tension between the intense smoke and the two bushes or trees on the horizon to its left

The larger measures 5 5/8" in diameter x 7/8" tall

The Inundation: Or Mother and Offspring, Victorian Era Pencil Drawing, Framed vintage tiffany's and makes me happy everyIt seems to me that there are many ways to read this wonderfully executed antique graphite drawing of mother and pups trying to survive a horrible flood (including perhaps as a commentary on the endless demands of motherhood) and it feels super resonant at the (rather apocalyptic feeling) present moment as we confront one "inundation" after another. The cuteness of the puppies gathering with mom on her doghouse raft mitigates things a bit, but I find