Brick Clay Pig Doorstop, Presumed End of Day Whimsy skin puppet Wonderfully stark and highly empathetic

Wonderfully stark and highly empathetic

These I know came of the estate of a historic general store in Maine

Executed in crayon and pencil on lined paper

or with these reinforced corners

1 1/8" x 13/16" x 15/16" d each and in great condition

Brick Clay Pig Doorstop, Presumed End of Day Whimsy skin puppet Wonderfully stark and highly empatheticI take this for an end of day brickmaker's whimsy of sorts, made of brick clay, and seems as though he was meant to function as a door stop, though I wouldn't be especially inclined to risk the door taking a chip out of him! With that L shaped body, I'd call it him a sphynx of a pig, and with a wrinkled, wise old face to match! A charmer. 4 3 4 x 2 5 8 x 3 5 8 t and in good condition, no cracks or losses that I can see, and a nice gritty texture to