One of a Kind Papier Mache Dog Head needlepoint purse an Arts & Crafts pottery

an Arts & Crafts pottery that ran 1895-1940 out of the H

reinforcing my notion that this guy really wouldn't harm a flea

believe dates to the 18th century

the milkman from Fiddler on the Roof

with just the very tiniest of tiny chips on the lip

One of a Kind Papier Mache Dog Head needlepoint purse an Arts & Crafts potteryWhat a character! One might describe this handmade creature homely, with a face only a mother could love. but it certainly has me feeling motherly toward it! I believe it is a dog's head, and likely was once attached to a body, but I rather like it just as is, all the better for a few chips and dings here and there, and a bit of wire exposed on one ear. It was made of papier mache over a wire structure, and wonderfully painted I think those red