Evocative American Standard FINAL / FILTER Sign folk art George washington There is some wear and

There is some wear and cracking to the paint (more visible here in magnified views than with the naked eye) and some rust on the base

carefully done and with the mesh square patch set an angle

gives a sense of  forward motion to the whole scene

which fits inside all of the others

and I think New England or New York state based on a few other Shaker brushes I have researched

Evocative American Standard FINAL / FILTER Sign folk art George washington There is some wear andThis one is much better in person, with what looks like red here veering more toward an orange (the first image is the closest, though not quite there.) The yellowy cream of those big capital letters is just right against it for announcing FINAL, making me think of finish lines and final stops and the final, uniquivocal last word! The look of it makes it feel as if it should have hung on a rail at a car racing track (or maybe a demotion derby!) but I