SOLD 1895 Gold Painted Carved Whimsy with Letters, Numbers and More, On Stilts! antique school notebook with all little bits and

with all little bits and pieces firmly attached

which hold the legs in place

this one more the latter

I can't believe this wonderful little clay armadillo is not signed

perfectly imperfect things

SOLD 1895 Gold Painted Carved Whimsy with Letters, Numbers and More, On Stilts! antique school notebook with all little bits andEvery inch of this carved whimsy is covered with letters, stars, the year 1895, and more. I believe they all together likely tell a story about the person who carved it, the letters not just being monograms but also speaking to where they were born or lived or were educated, etc. The number 60 appears, too, perhaps indicating the age of the carver or, it is possible that whole thing commemorates the life of someone who has passed, as I believe was