Character-full c. Late 19th Century End of the Day Sewer Tile Folk Art High Heeled Shoe sun rubber but her head remains firmly

but her head remains firmly attached to her peg body and her arms securely stitched to the sides of her dress--and I think she is beautiful

from spring daffodils to fall mums

which I think means June 15

and then dressed in this crocheted onesie

which work brilliantly

Character-full c. Late 19th Century End of the Day Sewer Tile Folk Art High Heeled Shoe sun rubber but her head remains firmlyAn excellent example of an end of the day sewer tile whimsy of sorts, and an early one, late 19th century I believe. Sewer tile creations of this sort, easy to recognize my the character of the clay (and in this case the clay is especially, wonderfully craggy and the dark brown glaze richly applied), were made by factory workers, especially in and around Ohio, using leftover (hence, "end of day") clay from industrial sewer pipe production. Like the