Amazingly Constructed Small First Communion Doll hand thrown pottery bowls patron saint of cobblers--who looks

patron saint of cobblers--who looks positively rabid at the sight of the Standard Screw Fastened boot dangled in front of him

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and just love them--as beautiful photographs

I love the fact that our sender--a J

This one I am pretty sure is meant to be a penguin

Amazingly Constructed Small First Communion Doll hand thrown pottery bowls patron saint of cobblers--who looksI'm not in the least religious, but I find myself attracted to all sorts of religious objects, and this little doll feels pretty miraculous to me. The paper tag pinned to her dress is partially torn, but certainly read First Communion, and perhaps _ in Venezia (Venice) after that? So perhaps she was made as a souvenir doll, and an incredibly constructed one in any case, with carefully cut paper for her hands, one of which wraps around a fabric candle,