1876 American Centennial Folk Art Sawing Men Whirligig with a Barrel of Rum Stereoview hoe A complete joy to find

A complete joy to find this tiny handmade book held together by three staples

Buffalo NY

Otherwise I know that her work was included in the seminal California ceramic exhibition in 1952: Los Angeles County Fair's 6000 Years Art in Clay

) I like it for the mystery

1876 American Centennial Folk Art Sawing Men Whirligig with a Barrel of Rum Stereoview hoe A complete joy to findI'm always glad to find an antique photograph of a folk art creation, even better in the double, and better yet marking America's Centennial in 1876. Plus there's a keg marked rum sandwiched between these sawing men one hopes the end of day reward for their labor, but certainly also nodding to the importance of rum to the colonial era economy. With paper flag flying at top that is compositionally just right, and a perfectly unfussy presentation. 6 15