Painted Wooden Folk Art Bull bear without fur made of paper with jointed

made of paper with jointed wooden arms and legs

from what I understand these sorts of lined sewing baskets were made for the tourist market during the late Victorian era

I think they are just lovely

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the bird/butterfly at the center of the smaller

Painted Wooden Folk Art Bull bear without fur made of paper with jointedI love that this little old bull was really made with "no bull" just a silhouette cut out from a piece of wood, painted brown with a stoke of cream for the belly and dab for the eyes, and then a piece of wire through a hole for the horns and a piece of twine for the tail. Can't argue with a thing about it pretty perfect. He's definitely old the wood has split a bit, and the tail has come unravelled, but I rather think all the better for it. Really a