Three Old German Painted Wooden Geese on Green Bases tree studies to proudly house the tintype

to proudly house the tintype photographs of this particular family of four

it's a great object just for display

and a few strokes of a thicker white paint--plus remnants of scotch tape in two places along the top edge

This and the rest from what I understand came from a  sketchbook of drawings Malta did in the 1930s or so

Late 19th or very early 20th century

Three Old German Painted Wooden Geese on Green Bases tree studies to proudly house the tintypeFor the menagerie, three very sweet, very old, very little little painted wooden geese, German I believe, probably from an old barnyard set. It doesn't take a whole lot to sell me on old wooden animals, but I must say I think these are pretty charming! Sold as a set of three. They range from 1 1 4" to 1 5 8" tall and are about 2" long and 3 4" deep. Well worn, with some paint loss, but structurally just fine.