A Woman's Work

Description

Her hands...
tend the garden,
feed the livestock,
wash, cook, clean, love...
her hands.

A tintype of a woman's hands is framed by a beautiful, albeit slightly battered and tarnished, sterling silver brooch.
Filigree beads and rhinestone rings are topped with old, white, glass flowers which were from an antique rosary. Above them are beautiful tarnished silver beads and vintage worn glass beads.
From one side hangs a phenomenal old iron. This is more detailed than some that I have that were crackerjack prizes. So I'm not sure, maybe a doll house iron? The other side has a beautiful little puffy heart charm.
Two strands of vintage chain, old crystals and an oxidized sterling silver 's' hook. From the very end hangs a slightly corroded rhinestone button.
About 17 1/2 to 20 inches long. The framed hand is 2 1/2 inches wide.

Added on Oct 02, 2009