Incredible Folk Art Painted Antique Iron Cow Bell With Cast Iron Clapper old ironstone died in the home in

died in the home in 1923

and nice short wooden stems

) The only thing needed is a hook for hanging (there are two eye hooks for wiring but positioned for horizontal hanging

incredibly tender and just the right amount of awkward to make it completely charming

stands up on its own on its flat end

Incredible Folk Art Painted Antique Iron Cow Bell With Cast Iron Clapper old ironstone died in the home inThis amazing thing, quite a potent object I think, resonating in all sorts of ways. What a face, smiling but also perhaps a bit haunting, in very old, very crusty paint that clearly weathered the elements for many many years, with a red painted mouth stretching from one end to the other and perhaps a second eye like a shadow below the right one. Some old yellow paint around the edges too. The round, cast iron clapper inside produces the most wonderful