Poignant Old Photo of Nude Studio Model in Curious Pose mosaic on wood but the paint is long

but the paint is long gone if so

This particular style of raised wool embroidery is typically referred to as stumpwork

with long "s" 's everywhere

and good for many hours of solitaire diversion

super solid and sturdy and with a truly gorgeous patina

Poignant Old Photo of Nude Studio Model in Curious Pose mosaic on wood but the paint is longI love everything about this photo, 1910s 20s I believe from the movable studio wall in the background to the dirty floor to the Thonet chair in the corner to the framing of it all, all of which this nude seems completely of a piece with, as if she existed only in this context, of the ether but with grit under her fingernails. Which may have been exactly how the artist who I'd guess took the photo, perhaps in advance of a painting, saw her. And such a