Old Folk Art Sewer Tile Bear with Flat Back, Wrapped Tail, and Cypher carved saint If desired it looks to

If desired it looks to me that the wires still on the underside of the base could be clipped and the structure could be detached from the base

(Or perhaps a cat with a very pointy chin

a stars and stripes shield

and both have eye hooks for hanging

and while I originally thought the frame and watercolor seemed a bit at odds

Old Folk Art Sewer Tile Bear with Flat Back, Wrapped Tail, and Cypher carved saint If desired it looks toI found this old bear in Pennsylvania, a folk art sewer tile end of day creation I believe, with terrific all over incising into the clay to evince fur, and my favorite detail the tail wrapped around one hind leg. Two little holes for the nostrils pressed into the underside of the snout, too. Really a sweet and singular one, with flat back that seems poised for carrying friends! Early 20th century I believe, with two marks or initials scratched into