Sweet Old Green Painted Mother Bear with Moving Arms antique embroidery cushion The piece as a whole

The piece as a whole feels a bit Viennese Secession era a la Egon Schiele

And made even better by the warning on the first page

) The wood is in great condition

15 1/4" x 16 3/4 x 1/2" thick

The texts on the back drop lots of period references such as this

Sweet Old Green Painted Mother Bear with Moving Arms antique embroidery cushion The piece as a wholeI couldn't resist this mother bear, looking so kind and proud in her forest green paint, which didn't quite make its way up to covering her head, which has the effect of making her seem to stand even taller. Her arms are attached by heavy looped wire, allowing them to move to and fro when raised above her head, they cover he (would be) eyes, as if she were expressing woe at a wayward cub or two! She's got a sweet little wire tail too. 6 3 4 t x 3 5 16