Thick Antique Chip Carved, Gold Painted Tramp Art Cross Zanesville ribbed planter and how proud and self-possessed

and how proud and self-possessed she seems herself

I like the form of this one

Dominoes measure 1 5/8" l x 13/16" w x 5/16" thick

I find this miniature shoe quite extraordinary

Thick Antique Chip Carved, Gold Painted Tramp Art Cross Zanesville ribbed planter and how proud and self-possessedIf ever there were a tramp art cross that seemed to express unwavering faith, I think it's this so thickly stacked and solid it feels quite invincible. And indeed its the form that I really love about it, with all of those chip carved layers creating a really wonderful geometry, and when laid on its side it looks almost like a piece of architecture. Old, nicely mellowed gold paint, I believe original to it, with some traces of an aqua blue on top that