Large Stencil Painted Beetle on Masonite, From VFW Hall, Orrington, MA folk art seaplane I would guess an inventory/collection

I would guess an inventory/collection number

so could possibly be "after" his design

(I have found a few other examples featuring pencil written names like this

modeled on others but its own special thing

I believe this wall box was made to hold a pocket watch

Large Stencil Painted Beetle on Masonite, From VFW Hall, Orrington, MA folk art seaplane I would guess an inventory/collectionI have no idea the story behind how this stencil spray painted beetle came to live in the VFW Hall in Orrington, Maine, but so it seems to have, as handwritten on the reverse, and at some point was stickered by the Orrington Historical Society. Whatever the case, a pretty great one I think, with those six stenciled legs making it look like a skeleton dancing. Just the right softness spatter to the spray painted edges, too. 13 1 8" w x 12 1 2" t, spray