"Prehistoric Bear", Mary Gerken's Charming Vintage Naive Ink Drawing on Card dollhouse dresser appearing in 12 volumes

appearing in 12 volumes

but based on others I have found is original to this set

There's a lot of folk art vessels with faces

and have to guess they both came from the estate of someone with a really terrific early doll furniture collection

it includes a rectangular tray with a pair of boxes--one round

"Prehistoric Bear", Mary Gerken's Charming Vintage Naive Ink Drawing on Card dollhouse dresser appearing in 12 volumesA very empathetic creature I'd say, simply described as a "prehistoric bear" on reverse. Looks pretty snuggly to me, despite those giant claws! Especially good with that long tongue hanging out. And the density and energy of all that fine black ink mark making really does it for me. 11 3 4" x 9 1 4", black ink on cardboard. A few scattered stains, minor bumps creases to board at far lower corners, and a bit more creasing wear at upper right corner of