Wonderful (Almost) 8 Inch Handmade Wooden Ruler antique painters palette and seems perhaps to intersect

and seems perhaps to intersect with an S

while Stella in profile looks out into the distance rather like a proud figurehead at the bow of a ship sailing to sea

but also just as a lovely little object for display

are in perfect condition and super smart looking

This special thing is a piece of late 19th century figural Italian Cantu lace

Wonderful (Almost) 8 Inch Handmade Wooden Ruler antique painters palette and seems perhaps to intersectIt looks to me that this ruler was made entirely from scratch, though I suppose it's not impossible that it's a heavily made over old one. In either event, each inch has been marked with a small carved (perhaps pyrographed) triangle, cumulating as one goes, such that one could read it with one's fingers rather than one's eyes! Other details appears to be executed in graphite, including the division of each inch into eighths, an "Eagle" logo at the