Tiny, Fabulous Folk Art Carved Lead Silhouette vintage design toy with room for a lock

with room for a lock to secure it

Photos do not do this justice

I had to dig around a lot to find another of these Bennington Potters spoon rests

and domino cards too

with light wear to the wood as documented

Tiny, Fabulous Folk Art Carved Lead Silhouette vintage design toy with room for a lockA fantastic little folk portrait and rather miraculous feeling thing. Carved of lead I believe, with a bit of depth to it, rounded edges, and detailed on both sides with ears and eyes and brows. For me it's the profile that really really makes it, with this great domed brow, super pointy long nose and prominent chin. Plus an intensity of tiny carve marks all over. Better in person, where one really appreciates the detail of the carving in relation to