Funny Little Whittled Doll with Painted Face, Cloth Pants copper glazed The wood framing is in

The wood framing is in very good condition

this fabulous vintage black and white photo of a little boy

I grew up with a horse-headed pottery vessel similar to this one

though I'm honestly not sure what the metal is

I think I'd keep it on the kitchen counter to  use all of the time

Funny Little Whittled Doll with Painted Face, Cloth Pants copper glazed The wood framing is inSuch a funny little fellow! And a pretty great one I think, not very skillfully whittled, but full of personality! The painted face, and especially the bleeding blue and black of the eyes, keeps reminding me of the work of the late great Joyce Pensato; like her paintings of Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse, this little doll feels decidedly animate. And while the cloth pants legs feel a bit secondary, I think they are actually the perfect thing; awkward