Soulful, Intense Yellow Glazed Hand-Sculpted Clay Head antique phonograph part and which made things happen

and which made things happen in the world

One could certainly remove the lid from the box and hang it as a picture

with some age but I'm really not sure how old or who made her

I just love the graphics on this John Mundell & Co antique trade card for its "Solar Tip Shoes" patented in 1878 and at the time this card was produced "now used for more than three years" including by all "eleven hundred students at Girard College

or leaning back against something

Soulful, Intense Yellow Glazed Hand-Sculpted Clay Head antique phonograph part and which made things happenAn intense and substantial presence to this one he looks to me as if he's keenly observing, and absorbing, everything around him and feeling it all very deeply! Excellent all the way around. And with interesting glazing that amplifies his character, sort of a ochre with rust undertones. 6" t x 6 1 4" d x 4 5 8" w and in good condition, with just a couple of small chips to the ears showing white clay, as documented very minor.