SOLD 1908 Painted Folk Art Clay Pipe with Hearts and Animals and More made in Sweden which might explain the face

which might explain the face painted on it

they are certainly old ones

I continue to be fascinated by these old punch paper embroideries because of the way image and text were combined--the more unexpected the combination the better

I of course believe one can never have too many sets of blocks

owing 5 cents to the hoeing laborer below

SOLD 1908 Painted Folk Art Clay Pipe with Hearts and Animals and More made in Sweden which might explain the faceI don't have a pipe stand so forgive the photos of this pipe, which do it no justice it's really one of my favorite things I found at Brimfield, reminding me a lot of early flash art for tattoos, and with a wonderful presence and richer color to the painting on it than photos convey. On one side it is dated 1908, with a heart below, and on the other a bird and a leaf. On the front (outside facing) end of the pipe bowl is a big red heart with an arrow