Hands on Nude, 1988 Folk Art Puzzle from Iowa Farmer to His Second Cousin Lillian! European ceramic Geared specifically toward rescuing 'unfortunates'

Geared specifically toward rescuing 'unfortunates' from lives blighted by drink

Though I didn't know it when I found him

from lush deep pink to very pale salmon

I love her in her much used and worn state--clearly with many puppet shows behind her

signed on the the bottom "Lutrell Studio

Hands on Nude, 1988 Folk Art Puzzle from Iowa Farmer to His Second Cousin Lillian! European ceramic Geared specifically toward rescuing 'unfortunates'This one amuses me and makes me happy to no end. I am pretty certain it was meant to represent a nativity scene seems there were plans out there somewhere for making these, with the arching piece meant to be a manger, and figures praying over baby Jesus in his crib below it but the design got a bit abstracted along the way, and all I can see is a nude woman with side boobs, and hands coming up from below to grab them! Which makes it all to funnier (to