Painted Small Relief Carved Portrait of Boy with (Upside down) Teddy Bear camp site The postage stamp on the

The postage stamp on the back is dated 1908 but it was written and mailed in 1912

so while they do turn he doesn't really roll along

and I must admit I am wary of taken more than a few pieces apart for fear of not being able to put it back together

I purchased the piece from the estate of a dancer/choreographer in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood

Painted Small Relief Carved Portrait of Boy with (Upside down) Teddy Bear camp site The postage stamp on theI like this one for its folky strangeness, and for the fact that it was most definitely carved after a photograph, right down to the fact that this young boy holds his (wonderfully awkward) teddy bear upside down! I also like that this buttoned up boy looks as much like a grown man as he does a young child to me appearing as if well on his way to become a suburban banker, or an accountant though I always root for surprises, and he does look a but as