Dinged But Excellent Old Painted Chalkware Spotted Bulldog J.I austen chicago and happily the flowers and

and happily the flowers and vines here consume most every inch of it

Perhaps it once held a glass bottle inside (perhaps for ink

The shoe 1" tall x 1 1/4" long

who went out gathering the seaweed herself to add to the collection here--freedom for her

at some point purchasing the Pearson Estate and taking over operation of the mills

Dinged But Excellent Old Painted Chalkware Spotted Bulldog J.I austen chicago and happily the flowers andWhat a face! And what a character! This was a week for finding dogs everywhere I went, but this guy might win the day. There were late 19th c. cast iron mechanical banks of black and white bulldogs in just this pose, so perhaps he was modeled after one of those this guy painted chalkware, heavy for his size, and I might guess made to function as a doorstop ( indeed he's taken some dings) but maybe just to sit on a counter and intimidate! With curious