Charming and Unusual Antique Folk Art Compass Dial with Pressed Type Coordinates Detroit blueprint I'm still most definitely not

I'm still most definitely not going to become a decoy expert

black ink on what I believe is wove paper

with the cutout at the left of each piece fitting one particular beak

I believe originally the cheeks of this mother and child were given a pink hand-tinted blush

Ritter closed the Laurel Gallery in 1952 and Borgenicht opened a gallery on her own

Charming and Unusual Antique Folk Art Compass Dial with Pressed Type Coordinates Detroit blueprint I'm still most definitely notPhotos don't do this justice, but details help give a sense. Found in Maine, it reminds me a bit of folk art clocks used to teach time, but this one made of brass and showing a rose compass, detailed down to 10 degree increments, with type pressed directions down to the eight half winds (NNE, ENE, etc.) Certainly navigation related, though whether used for teaching navigation or actually navigating, I am not sure! A beautiful thing whatever the case,