the head and upper body are of good quality felt
for optimal front view display
which always makes for winning in my book
representing good fortune as well as happiness and joy
some wear and discoloration to the bottom of the interior of the planter
Company H, 4th Sec. Cabin, Lovely Small Antique Painting on Oiled Canvas Over Wood, Signed Hicks wooden framed slate the head and upper bodyOne of two by the same maker I purchased at the New Hampshire antique show, both painted on waxed canvas stretched over solid wood panel, with the waxing of the canvas lending an delicate, atmospheric quality that photos can't quite capture. And the soft, subtle palette on this one makes lends it a particular sort of otherworldliness, as if hovering in the space of one's memory. The door of this lonely little cabin reads 4th Sec Co H, which I presume