Wonderful Old Black Painted Folk Art Horse with Moveable Head hand-carved tintype frame antique drawings of ships being

antique drawings of ships being high among them

With a little googling one can photos of a rainbow array of these

but otherwise it is in great condition

and I love everything about it

For this book published by George Brazilier

Wonderful Old Black Painted Folk Art Horse with Moveable Head hand-carved tintype frame antique drawings of ships beingA beauty of a creature I think, with small brass nails for eyes, a horsehair mane and tail, and a neck that moves up and down. The elegant shape of its carved head with the those pointy ears really gets me, and makes me believe late 19th c. Perfectly stark and strong in its original black paint. I see no evidence that this horse was once part of a pull toy or had a rocking base, but I suppose it is possible. 8 5 8" l x 8 3 4" t with head raised; 6 3