Plump Legs, Tiny Feet, Best 19th Century Machinist Made Folk Art Ladies Legs Calipers flat decoy 5 1/8" l x 2

5 1/8" l x 2 1/4" t x 1 5/16" w

Just a beautifully carved little beaver

the darker brown was surely once black

My favorite thing about this wonderfully hand-painted photo portrait is this exuberantly and very painterly painted hat

with the post extending straight up behind the older woman at center

Plump Legs, Tiny Feet, Best 19th Century Machinist Made Folk Art Ladies Legs Calipers flat decoy 5 1/8" l x 2I've looked at, and bought and sold, enough ladies legs calipers at this point that it is the unusual ones that I love these wonderfully plump legs with very tiny heeled are just the sort that totally do it for me! 19th century, with a big fat pin that is just right for them. 3 3 8" t x 1 1 8" w when heels touching. Surface aging as evident, more pronounced in photos than in hand and all to the good in my opinion. The pin hold them tight, but they'll