Fabulous Old Folk Art Rooster Hemingway likely 1900s-20s

likely 1900s-20s

and some cracks in the chin area—but it’s quite stable and sturdy and if one tied a tied ribbons through the holes at the sides

which is wrapped around the box and nicely tucked in at the end

Nicely sized at 5 1/2" tall with a diameter of 3 1/4"

from the clay to the shapes to the glazing

Fabulous Old Folk Art Rooster Hemingway likely 1900s-20sI really love the handling of the wattle on this guy, with just a thin painted black line distinguishing it from the red of his face, itself painted like a mask with cutout for his eye and brow! Great red comb and yellow beak and polka dotted legs too, with an old repaired split to one foot and a bit of loss to the other, but who cares? To me he seems a bit cranky and a bit awkward and possessive of a bit of an attitude but with a very kind and