Funny Money, Curious Old Hand-drawn Folk Art Dollar, Ink and Graphite on Wove, c. Late 19th Century get busy plus orange and black glass

plus orange and black glass eyes and tiny brass nails for the nostrils

of a great scale with a warm and wonderful presence

with a proportion of 1 to 2 to 4

bright white porcelain

Funny Money, Curious Old Hand-drawn Folk Art Dollar, Ink and Graphite on Wove, c. Late 19th Century get busy plus orange and black glassSo fun, and what a portrait, and surely a hand drawn dollar bill will hold its value more than a real one!(: Lots and lots packed in here detail photos give a good sense, including of lots of exuberant mark making and pattern. I know from the seller that this, and a second listed today, were pulled out of an old estate in Louisville, Kentucky. This one seems to draw reference inspiration from numerous currency sources, later 19th century treasury