19th C. Spencerian Calligraphic Ink Drawn Fish antique doll as one person would be

as one person would be moving both sets of pieces

looks to me both like a face and like a little turtle coming to the end of a long path

10" tall x 7 1/2" across at arms 2 1/2" deep

And what a beautifully drawn tangle of stretching limbs and grabbing hands

It is a very old one

19th C. Spencerian Calligraphic Ink Drawn Fish antique doll as one person would beOne sees Spencerian calligraphic drawings of deer and birds, especially, around, but rarer to come across a fish, and while this one shows a couple of tears along the bottom edge (which I've mended from the reverse with transparent archival tape), it strikes me as a perfect thing for a fisher person as well, of course, as for a lover of antique calligraphy, as I am. I really love the face on it too, looking a bit smug and self satisfied, perhaps too