Mollie Kreider's Fabulous Pencil Drawing of Fancy Young Woman with Huge Eyes large whimsy A set of three ibis's

A set of three ibis's identical to this (including one this size

I especially love the carving marks on the round sides of the ball

without a flaw on it anywhere that I can see

she vibrates among proud

This is last in a batch of old carved whimsies I purchased together and believe were all made by one American carver

Mollie Kreider's Fabulous Pencil Drawing of Fancy Young Woman with Huge Eyes large whimsy A set of three ibis'sLove at first sight with this one, which I found in Adams County, PA and imagine dates to around 1900 or just a bit earlier. I had been listening to a Dolly Parton CD on repeat as I drove, and this done up beauty, in her ruffled bodice and adornments, is now forever linked to Dolly in my mind, seeming to possess a definite Dolly ness (or vice verse, really.) I also think this drawing would make a really excellent tattoo! 7 7 8" x 6 1 4". Executed in