Wonderful Folk Art Squirrel Doorstop in Gorgeously Alligatored Green Paint handmade milking stool and numbered 36 from an

and numbered 36 from an edition of 95

perhaps in the early hours of the morning

and holds a standard sized taper

and to head out together on long walks through the countryside

with perhaps a tiny chip at the top corner of the blade

Wonderful Folk Art Squirrel Doorstop in Gorgeously Alligatored Green Paint handmade milking stool and numbered 36 from anI don't think I've ever seen a better squirrel silhouette than this one, holding I assume an acorn in its paws, or one clad in a better coat of paint than this green, which has alligatored to total perfection. Definitely this is an early one as far as American folk art wooden doorstops go; based on the nails and paint and the monochrome, I would think 19th c. Really a beautiful thing. 7 1 2" t x 5 1 8" w x 7" d and in very good aged condition, stable