Incredible Folk Art Painted Antique Iron Cow Bell With Cast Iron Clapper old ironstone died in the home in

died in the home in 1923

plus he has these finely and emphatically painted eyebrows

Rhode Island

stands up on its own on its flat end

A bit dirty but good condition

Incredible Folk Art Painted Antique Iron Cow Bell With Cast Iron Clapper old ironstone died in the home inThis amazing thing, quite a potent object I think, resonating in all sorts of ways. What a face, smiling but also perhaps a bit haunting, in very old, very crusty paint that clearly weathered the elements for many many years, with a red painted mouth stretching from one end to the other and perhaps a second eye like a shadow below the right one. Some old yellow paint around the edges too. The round, cast iron clapper inside produces the most wonderful