Antique Union Shield Escutcheon Plate (for Door Latch) antique framed drawing and must say I take

and must say I take a great deal of pleasure from getting lost in it

These are in really excellent condition

1800 or maybe a little earlier

sent from a Susan Merritt in Boston to her aunt Susan in Woolwich

Antique Union Shield Escutcheon Plate (for Door Latch) antique framed drawing and must say I takeI'm finding myself drawn to antique emblems of America of late, I think clinging to an optimistic idea of America that seems to rapidly slipping away. I know that this antique shield was made as the escucheon for a door latch. (Now, seems like a good thing to hitch the dog leash to!) I find those incised stars (each one slightly different from the next) and hatched lines really beautiful. And a gorgeous patina too. Heavy for its size, I though at