Supremely Empathetic, Much Mended Hand-sewn Velvet Dog handmade wooden toy boat but would guess Victorian era

but would guess Victorian era European

and the there are eye holes and two holes at the sides by which one could thread ribbon in order to wear it

a few paint tubes

Cards measure 4 1/2" x 2 1/2"

11 3/4" t x 3 7/8" w and in veryvery good condition

Supremely Empathetic, Much Mended Hand-sewn Velvet Dog handmade wooden toy boat but would guess Victorian eraNo possible way I could not rescue this guy from the Maine antiques shop I found him in definitely in need of immediate adoption! Clearly someone once loved him a lot, mending him again and again with several different colored threads, I have to think for a child who dragged him around everywhere and had separation anxiety when not in hand, as clearly he was sewn up with whatever thread was near at hand! The jowls, flopping down at either side of his