Curious Old Hand-carved Jointed Man (Missing Limbs!) round whimsy with a looped handle on

with a looped handle on the first cage to boot

and specifically ones that have been personalized one way or another (or mended and mended again

I am not a great expert on samplers

with glasses folded to one side in favor of hunching over the paper as he writes

especially considering their age and fragility (and I do think the backs are nearly as lovely as the fronts

Curious Old Hand-carved Jointed Man (Missing Limbs!) round whimsy with a looped handle onThis poor fellow has lost both forearms and one lower leg too, but of course I always feel compelled to adopt the wounded ones, and I especially like the unusual shape of the head and neck (and ears!) on this old guy. Happily, through the course of photographing him I discovered he's quite a good one for posing, able to sit or rest in a variety of positions, as documented. 6 1 4" t x 1 5 8" w x 1" d. Despite his missing parts, his remaining self is in