Marvelous Folk Art Carved Sculpture of Seated Woman with Book, 9 1/2 Inches angular mug And then those little flowers

And then those little flowers everywhere

either clearly made of copper or described as tinned copper

2" x 5 1/2"

but no metal-smithing background--so they taught themselves

but still holding on to much of its original paint

Marvelous Folk Art Carved Sculpture of Seated Woman with Book, 9 1/2 Inches angular mug And then those little flowersDuring this pandemic, I've been resigned to finding most of my finds online, which I was not previously used to doing. While my success rate is pretty good for purchasing things that match my expectations, occasionally I buy things that looked much better in photos, and which I then resign to a corner of the basement for some future yard sale! But sometimes, I'll unwrap something that will far exceed my expectations, as was the case with this carved