Deco Doggy, Sharp Old Black and White Painted Wooden Folk Art Doorstop 19th century landscape Each embroidery on paper was

Each embroidery on paper was sewn to a silk ribbon--pink

Sometimes I really feel the call to hold something ancient in my hands

both Alaskan Inuit I am fairly certain

The colors in images are fairly accurate but photos don't really do the print justice

just four samples completed by our young Eleanor

Deco Doggy, Sharp Old Black and White Painted Wooden Folk Art Doorstop 19th century landscape Each embroidery on paper wasI've gotten pretty particular as far as old wooden folk art doorstops go but this one won me immediately, and completely. Quite an elegance and formal sophistication to this black and white pup sharp and precise in a deco sort of way, and super graphic. (Has a bit of a 1920s 30s Grenfell Mission sensibility to my eye too.) Just right that the door stopper itself be green, peeking through the nice front view cutout between its belly and leg.) C. 1920s