A French Plaster Maquette of a Ladies Hand c.1890 sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage There is a hole to

There is a hole to the top of his head

I found an axe

A superbly evocative relic

We can surmise that the pictures came from this part of the country

Among the many forms of vernacular folk art

A French Plaster Maquette of a Ladies Hand c.1890 sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage There is a hole toOrigin: FrenchPeriod: Late 19thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1890Height: 3. 5Width: 8Depth: 5The plaster cast of a ladies hand, which would have been used in an artist's studio for drawing and sculpture study, and bearing two finger rings, surviving intact with a good colour. The cast has a lovely overall patination as photographed. It has a hook to the back so can be wall hung or displayed on a shelf. Verso it bears interesting pencil annotations