Old Folk Art Boot Doorstop! porcelain bell Minor paint loss-- a little

Minor paint loss-- a little along the side of the left ear and interior of the right ear

is especially lovely--and fairly unusual in having a handle

and that perhaps the large ball in his large hands is a metaphor for the world

Some rippling to the paper from the pasting

Old Folk Art Boot Doorstop! porcelain bell Minor paint loss-- a littleIve seen a lot of folk art doorstops, and maybe even a few shaped like Victorian ladies boots, but Ive never seen one like this. I love it for its sort of crude awkwardness, and that red toe and trim, making me think it might be a marching or majorette boot, or maybe that of a circus ring leader! And of course I like the idea of putting a foot down to stop the door, though this is not very heavy and I dont think would be especially effective at at!