Lustreware Miniature Shoe with Laces cast iron object plus tracking the effort it

plus tracking the effort it takes for the mother to put dinner on the table

handwoven and dating I believe to the 1940s or so

I believe it reads "Philadelphia Police" on the side of this motorcycle

I think it is absolutely stunning

1798 engraving comes from a volume published by Friedrich Justin Bertuch

Lustreware Miniature Shoe with Laces cast iron object plus tracking the effort itThere are lots of porcelain miniature shoes out there, most of them pretty fussy, but I think this lustre glazed Oxford (larger than most) rather transcends the genre. The seller I purchased it from described it as a salesman sample for shoelaces, which could be true, as one seldomly sees these with laces (and a nice choice of these pinking beige laces in combo with the caramel colored shoe I think!) I also love that there is an extra bit of porcelain