Wonderful Folk Art Squirrel Doorstop in Gorgeously Alligatored Green Paint handmade milking stool --horsehair bristles

--horsehair bristles

and holds a standard sized taper

perhaps in the early hours of the morning

with perhaps a tiny chip at the top corner of the blade

1940s or early 50s

Wonderful Folk Art Squirrel Doorstop in Gorgeously Alligatored Green Paint handmade milking stool --horsehair bristlesI don't think I've ever seen a better squirrel silhouette than this one, holding I assume an acorn in its paws, or one clad in a better coat of paint than this green, which has alligatored to total perfection. Definitely this is an early one as far as American folk art wooden doorstops go; based on the nails and paint and the monochrome, I would think 19th c. Really a beautiful thing. 7 1 2" t x 5 1 8" w x 7" d and in very good aged condition, stable