Uncommon Old Sleeve Stretcher with Graceful Lines and Warm Patina santa watercolor which evolved from the German

which evolved from the German word "putzen" meaning to clean or to decorate—as beginning in the late 19th c

though I'd like the think the narrow framing was perhaps her own

There is not much out there about Blouch except a few sales of work at auction (Garth's

long beard

such that the windows into his soul are voided

Uncommon Old Sleeve Stretcher with Graceful Lines and Warm Patina santa watercolor which evolved from the GermanThis feels to me akin to Shaker sweater stretchers and the mitten stretchers I listed last week too; this one with a strong tension to the hinged metal strips held between gracefully arching and tapering pieces of pine, which would be inserted inside a sleeve and then released to pull it taut. And it's one that feels like a graceful three dimensional line drawing to me, and with a terrific warm, dry wood patina to the pine, too. 22 1 2" l x 10" w