Big Old Folk Art Carved Pink Rat! Oisin Kelly and the sides of the

and the sides of the block are carved with four different images: a heart

and I will continue to snatch them up whenever I find them

and the lines of her fur-trimmed cape

leaving a carved recess in its absence

6 7/8" t x 2 4/5" w x 1 2/4" and in very good condition

Big Old Folk Art Carved Pink Rat! Oisin Kelly and the sides of theA great one! The carving of this pink polychromed, wooden rat reminds me a lot of old carved folk art ice fishing decoys, just absent lead weights on the underside of its paws or belly. What a face, what a tail, and who doesn't need an 8 inch long pink rat to set somewhere, feeling like a pet but happily to my mind at least not an animate one. With wonderfully carved ears, nailed on painted disks (sequins?) for eyes, and what appears to be fishing