Fabulous Old Folk Art Rooster Hemingway L'Assiette au Beurre (literally The

L'Assiette au Beurre (literally The Butter Plate

" which she has written again on the back of the frame at a later date

from the clay to the shapes to the glazing

likely 1900s-20s

and some cracks in the chin area—but it’s quite stable and sturdy and if one tied a tied ribbons through the holes at the sides

Fabulous Old Folk Art Rooster Hemingway L'Assiette au Beurre (literally TheI really love the handling of the wattle on this guy, with just a thin painted black line distinguishing it from the red of his face, itself painted like a mask with cutout for his eye and brow! Great red comb and yellow beak and polka dotted legs too, with an old repaired split to one foot and a bit of loss to the other, but who cares? To me he seems a bit cranky and a bit awkward and possessive of a bit of an attitude but with a very kind and