Broken (and Mended) Heart, OLD Painted Panel, German, Found in Pennsylvania pink paint with a few very minor

with a few very minor light toning spots

I wouldn't have predicted I'd go in for a carved gourd figure

be looked at from a feminist perspective

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Broken (and Mended) Heart, OLD Painted Panel, German, Found in Pennsylvania pink paint with a few very minorThis is a very old thing, purchased from a dealer in Pennsylvania, found there, c. late 18th century German I believe. (There is a later note "Innsbruck" written on the reverse, I presume identifying where it came from, or where the family that owned it came from.) Clearly a split right down the middle was glued at some point, which struck me as rather poignant a broken then mended heart. (Resilience here on all levels!) It also looks a bit as if the