Curious, Colorful, Polymer (Presumed Slag) Clay Figure Italian porcelain with the heart-shaped window providing

with the heart-shaped window providing a peep

is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art

To me it feels wonderfully proud and optimistic and wide-eyed

I was drawn to the drama of this one

9 3/4" tall with lid x 8" diameter at widest

Curious, Colorful, Polymer (Presumed Slag) Clay Figure Italian porcelain with the heart-shaped window providingThis one! I think she is quite fantastic looking, and definitely a colorful character in more ways than one! I purchased her from a dealer who got her in a mixed lot of things years ago and had no idea of her origins; I don't either, but definitely she was sculpted of polymer clay, of the sort that trade beads are made of, and I might guess that she was an end of day whimsy of sorts, made with the slag, and then given beads for eyes and a pink mouth.