Internal Conflict: Antique Pennsylvania Folk Art Doorstop with Carved Eagle carved lion One of two beautifully executed

One of two beautifully executed 19th century British sewing samplers I'm listing today

though happily still with the nails in his feet that would have attached him to it

I love the exhuberance of the garland that frames her from above

5 7/8" l x approx 2" in diameter

Plus it is really great looking:)

Internal Conflict: Antique Pennsylvania Folk Art Doorstop with Carved Eagle carved lion One of two beautifully executedAnother one found in Pennsylvania, and I would bet that is where it was made, with a bit of a Wilhelm Schimmel character to the carving of the eagle. What really sold me on this was the internal tension embedded in it to use it as a doorstop is to lay that eagle flat on its back, and to come very close at least to treading on it. Which makes it feel very much like a metaphor. Oh, America. 6 1 4" x 1 7 8" x 1 1 4". Wear to the bottom edge of the