Tasseled Boots, Glasses, and Heart-like Hat, Marvelous 1944 Portrait of a Girl, RPPC handwritten book Just a nicely shaped old

Just a nicely shaped old wooden foundry bottle mold with a nice patina

on her feet are suede moccasin boots

or maybe that of a circus ring leader

where carved bits and are laid in side by side at the diagonal rather than stacked

The latch on the turtle's back swings open to reveal that it is in fact a box of sorts

Tasseled Boots, Glasses, and Heart-like Hat, Marvelous 1944 Portrait of a Girl, RPPC handwritten book Just a nicely shaped oldMy favorite Tennessee find I do believe, and one of my very favorite portraits ever, from her heart shaped hat to her white tasseled boots, just perfect. Looks to me like this young woman donned all her very favorite things for this photo, adding up to a most excellent and personally expressive outfit, with an earnest and proud face to match. Transcendent. 5 3 8 x 3 3 8 and in good condition, unused postcard back. One tiny clean tear to top edge