Poignant Old Carving of Miner with Pick Axe whimsy knot printed on reverse

printed on reverse

4 5/8" across from inside of lip

and so good

I really love its alphabetical organization within each section

with perhaps his butler in the background

Poignant Old Carving of Miner with Pick Axe whimsy knot printed on reverseI find this a pretty poignant carving, embodying a sense of honest labor both in terms of the subject and the manner of the carving, and drawing a bit of a parallel between the miner with his pick axe and the carver with his chisel, at least in my mind. It looks to me that he has a headlight on his hat, and then this stoic face with straight mouth and bulbous nose, looking as if he has been hard at work for many many years, and, sleeves rolled up, is