Fabulous Dancing Couple, Ceramic Sculpture by Unknown Artist fabric ball these toys were made famous

these toys were made famous in the USA by the Milton Bradley Company

This one is a bit of a mystery to me

plus I think they'll be forever linked in my mind to this period when we've washed our hands probably more than we ever thought possible

I continue to be fascinated by these old punch paper embroideries because of the way image and text were combined--the more unexpected the combination the better

I love its roughness and the shape of it

Fabulous Dancing Couple, Ceramic Sculpture by Unknown Artist fabric ball these toys were made famousThese two! For me, the marvelousness of this piece is very much about the expression on her face, in which I see a complex mix of pride and concentration and perhaps some dissatisfaction, too. Being 5 foot 10" myself, I also appreciate that she towers over her partner, whose gaze seems to land squarely on one breast, which perhaps is what's provoking her unsmiling expression though from another angle her posture seems quite tender, as if she were