Dappled Horse and Abbots Milk Wagon, Wonderful Old Pennsylvania Folk Art Construction mose tolliver beaks and bellies

beaks and bellies

several pages of penmanship practice ("quarrelsome people are dangerous companions"--twice for good measure

Painted in oils I believe quite a long time ago on what  a small plate/dish made of hard paper mache I believe

who I'd say did quite a job paying homage to him here

5 7/8" long x 1" wide x 1/8" thick

Dappled Horse and Abbots Milk Wagon, Wonderful Old Pennsylvania Folk Art Construction mose tolliver beaks and belliesI spotted the old horse here first and was completely sold, then realized it was hitched (not so literally anymore) to this wonderfully graphic Abbotts milk wagon, too. With a little research I've learned that Abbott's was a prominent Philadelphia area dairy and ice cream company famous for its home milk deliveries by horse drawn wagon, to which this folk creation does great justice. C. 1920s 30s I believe, with the horse constructed of several pieces