11 3/4” x 9” x 2 1/4” and in good condition
Found in Maine and surely done on site--I might venture to guess on Monhegan island
I believe Walnut and think late 19th c or so
heart-shaped stitched on nose and mouth are sewn on with the same loop-type stitching as used to hold the cat together
like they always existed in the ether and were just waiting to be put to paper
Antique Porcelain and Sawdust Stuffed Doll Legs, A Pair ravenna 11 3/4” x 9” xI believe the porcelain lower legs here, with their hand painted blue bows and brown shoes, date to the 1880s or so, and were carefully sewn onto the sawdust stuffed upper legs which at some point lost their body! Of course I can't resist things like this just as objects, which could also be used as pin cushions, or which could be sold onto a doll needing a lovely pair of legs! The tops are partially open, pinned for now just with small safety pins,