Wonderful Folk Art Squirrel Doorstop in Gorgeously Alligatored Green Paint Sehr Feine Aufschlagkarten and not an especially cheerful

and not an especially cheerful one I think

The woven heart shows two small tears on one side

" If just reading the list of 253 patterns doesn't inspire you to think more critically and creatively about your own domestic and work spaces

with its club (or clover leaf) shaped cutout

the dog faces abuse from people in town

Wonderful Folk Art Squirrel Doorstop in Gorgeously Alligatored Green Paint Sehr Feine Aufschlagkarten and not an especially cheerfulI don't think I've ever seen a better squirrel silhouette than this one, holding I assume an acorn in its paws, or one clad in a better coat of paint than this green, which has alligatored to total perfection. Definitely this is an early one as far as American folk art wooden doorstops go; based on the nails and paint and the monochrome, I would think 19th c. Really a beautiful thing. 7 1 2" t x 5 1 8" w x 7" d and in very good aged condition, stable