Old Folk Art Sewer Tile Bear with Flat Back, Wrapped Tail, and Cypher carved saint (Or perhaps a cat with

(Or perhaps a cat with a very pointy chin

and while I originally thought the frame and watercolor seemed a bit at odds

Staining as evident but no losses and tightly bound with string

And on the reverse of this one

and both have eye hooks for hanging

Old Folk Art Sewer Tile Bear with Flat Back, Wrapped Tail, and Cypher carved saint (Or perhaps a cat withI found this old bear in Pennsylvania, a folk art sewer tile end of day creation I believe, with terrific all over incising into the clay to evince fur, and my favorite detail the tail wrapped around one hind leg. Two little holes for the nostrils pressed into the underside of the snout, too. Really a sweet and singular one, with flat back that seems poised for carrying friends! Early 20th century I believe, with two marks or initials scratched into