Painted Wooden Folk Art Bull bear without fur from what I understand these

from what I understand these sorts of lined sewing baskets were made for the tourist market during the late Victorian era

I believe-- repeating around its perimeter

super sturdy

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I think they are just lovely

Painted Wooden Folk Art Bull bear without fur from what I understand theseI love that this little old bull was really made with "no bull" just a silhouette cut out from a piece of wood, painted brown with a stoke of cream for the belly and dab for the eyes, and then a piece of wire through a hole for the horns and a piece of twine for the tail. Can't argue with a thing about it pretty perfect. He's definitely old the wood has split a bit, and the tail has come unravelled, but I rather think all the better for it. Really a