Man in Cap with High Brows and Large Ears, Wonderfully Carved Old Folk Art Knife Handle teenager drawing Framed:9 1/8" x 7 1/8"

Framed:9 1/8" x 7 1/8"

Late 18th/early 19th c

former home of the NYT and for which Times Square is named

but the birds flying across the top of the letter and envelope both

which I almost removed but decided to leave on as it is part of this board's pretty fantastic patina

Man in Cap with High Brows and Large Ears, Wonderfully Carved Old Folk Art Knife Handle teenager drawing Framed:9 1/8" x 7 1/8"I know from collector in whose amazing collection of folk and outsider art this carving lived in for many years that it was made as a handle for a knife, and one can tell that his head served as a good grip! African American, earlier 20th century, I believe he looks a bit Harlem Renaissance era to me. With large ears to take in everything around him, and highly arching eyebrows that suggest he might be hearing to a tall tale, and perhaps preparing to