A Scare & Early Carved & Painted Pine Folk Art Phrenology Head c.1850-60

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A Scare & Early Carved & Painted Pine Folk Art Phrenology Head c.1850-60Origin: English or American Period: Mid 19thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1850 60 Height: 14. 75 Base: 9 x 9 Depth: 10. 5 The folk art hand painted and carved pine phrenologist bust of generous proportions, being disproportionate and larger than life in size, on a shaped base, mapping the labeled regions of the human brain, such as lust, addiction and gullibility with each section painted within black and cream outlines on an ochre base, the whole in

Portable tool cabinets or chests like this are small enough to carry

The border is interesting

still is sitting

He was notorious for his odd hairstyle

typically brightly adorned face make up

) The hippopotamus is the third largest land animal (after the elephant and the white rhinoceros) and the heaviest extant artiodactyl

People shared this fear of being buried alive during the cholera epidemic when one could be presumed dead even if you were still breathing and as such different designs were patented during this time with built-in bells and air-tubes to provide a safety net

but he may well be buried inside one of Hardy’s ears

there is loss to parts of the locomotive with rusting to the metal and one part of loss to the wheel

working women wore men's hats made of felt

The framed and glazed oil on canvas depicting Luna

whether previously he was an employee in another establishment remains to be ascertained

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