Fancy Furs, Mother's Muff, c. 1900 Cotrell & Leonard, Albany, NY Paper Label, Mounted, As Found political ashtrays This 1911 special edition of

This 1911 special edition of Longfellow’s "Voices of the Night" features a padded white cover with great gold text and flourishes framing a river view

and "George Washington Statesman and Warrior

It appears that her neck broke at some point but was carefully glued back in place and now seems stable

I'm guessing that the leather strip threaded through the cheeks of this old primitively carved figure once formed a loop by which it hung

it’s a beauty

Fancy Furs, Mother's Muff, c. 1900 Cotrell & Leonard, Albany, NY Paper Label, Mounted, As Found political ashtrays This 1911 special edition ofThis made me laugh, and then think of French surrealism. "Mothers muff" and then "muff" again, handwritten on a paper "Fancy Furs" label from Cotrell & Loeonard fur shop, Albany NY. Great label, terrific lion, and even better as a found object. C. 1900. 8 3 8 x 8 3 8 as mounted to gray board. Very good condition.