Black Americana Painted Wooden Folk Art Woman Keyholder sun rubber co cabover truck I am pretty certain dates

I am pretty certain dates to the late 1800s

and the beautifully jointed back corners

which I am guessing indicates this was either painted at or previously owned by Wellesley College

gold or other metal--but here the metal bits are irregular and not sanded down

There are several holes at the top off each leg where it joins the body

Black Americana Painted Wooden Folk Art Woman Keyholder sun rubber co cabover truck I am pretty certain datesI really love the manner in which this woman's face was painted, to my eye imparting her with a great sense of warmth and beauty, and made even better by the fabric framing her face, creating a fantastic play of stripes and angles. I'd guess the hooks were meant to hold keys or such, but they do easily screw out should one want to rid this piece of function. Some fraying to the thin fabric, so this is a bit delicate, but in solid shape structurally,