Acrylics, 24"x36" canvas.

I bought these a few years ago at a little shop nearby. They're one of my favourites from my collection.

The case and the glasses themselves are unmarked, except for a sticker that is too worn to read. So, the age is based on my own searches for similarly shaped ones (ear hoopies, contoured nose bar, general shape, case style), which pointed me to something c1910-1920's. I'm always erring on conservative with dating unmarked things...

They're very delicate and wobbly, so unfortunately they're not very wearable anymore!

I found this at a thrift store a few years ago and I've struggled to identify any of the symbols. I've tried online symbol databases, I think I tried reverse image searching, and I've tried just scrolling endless "fish" symbols to no avail. It's handmade and uses poly-fabrics, so it's certainly not an antique (or at least not a really old antique).

I love it. I think it looks really cool. I don't want to hang it up, though, if it has meaningful and/or religious meaning that would make that inappropriate.

Can anyone toss a theory my way? Is this religious imagery? Will it curse my descendants? Is this someone's Saturday afternoon craft, and they had no foresight that their fun "designs" would torture the back of my brain for years?

Something a little different than my usual?

A gift for my partner! It's not as creepy and weird as I'd intended it to be, but I like it.

Any and all suggestions/criticism are welcome! It's a WIP.

Seems nice.

Excited to see this community get bigger. 👋