Small Antique Folk Art Portrait Painting of Poe-esque Man in Black contemporary studio pottery with a little roughness in

with a little roughness in a couple of spots around the edge and one dark stain on the inside of the bowl

probably made by a machinist late 19th c/early 20th c or so

The headers--sometimes filling the entire page--are unusual

I've had one other carved and hinged folk art crocodile head along the lines of this one

I only recently came across another example of an antique oil cloth ball like this one

Small Antique Folk Art Portrait Painting of Poe-esque Man in Black contemporary studio pottery with a little roughness inGreat face, looking a bit like Edgar Allen Poe, or at least as full of anxiety as so feeling quite apt for the moment! I'm forever on the hunt for small antique paintings that pack a big punch, portraits most of all hard to find, and what a lot of personality to this one, with the black ground just right. 10 1 2" x 8 1 2". Signed what looks like E. F. Carr on the back of the canvas, with "No. 5" above. Oil on canvas. A few scratches to his face, which