Miniature Red and Blue Two Drawer Cigar Box Chest fraktur painting designed by Lagardo Tackett for

designed by Lagardo Tackett for Schmid Porcelain in the 1950s

I believe likely with stuffed cloth legs and booted feet as well

which feels as much like a sculpture as a utilitarian object

heavy and not pliable

and the figure  to his right with serenely attentive expression and arms locked gracefully behind him

Miniature Red and Blue Two Drawer Cigar Box Chest fraktur painting designed by Lagardo Tackett forThis sweet, cheerful miniature chest stands 6 inches tall, and I'd think was lovingly crafted by a parent or grandparent to house doll clothes or dishes or who knows what all? Removing the drawers reveals the top of the chest at least was made from cigar box wood, and the underside of the drawers suggests maybe soap boxes? A terrific blue and red paint job makes it pop, with orange on the the knobs. 1940s or so I'd think? 6" tall x 5" wide x 4 3 8"