Woman in Blue Bonnet with Dog, 19th Century Folk Watercolor soapstone goose soon to be (in 1907)

soon to be (in 1907) obscured by a postmark

and unglazed clay for the details

2 7/8" across at widest

but there are no notable chips or cracks and it remains a sweet little thing

perhaps to keep company with some potted orchids and tropical plants

Woman in Blue Bonnet with Dog, 19th Century Folk Watercolor soapstone goose soon to be (in 1907)The latest in the ongoing series of folk art depictions of women and their dogs that I've had in the shop, my very favorite subject. There is a seascape sketched out in pencil in this one (one can just make out a ship, more of a coast line, and a shining sun), but never finished, leaving the woman and her charming, eager dog a bit unsituated. I rather like how the blue green mass at left arches over them like a giant wave though, or a protective