Character-full c. Late 19th Century End of the Day Sewer Tile Folk Art High Heeled Shoe mexican retabli making for a fabulous tabletop

making for a fabulous tabletop sculpture in all sorts of contexts

later 19th c I believe

Flaws in the mirror inherent to its original pouring

(Could be pretty easily trimmed or laid atop another sheet or matte to match

Character-full c. Late 19th Century End of the Day Sewer Tile Folk Art High Heeled Shoe mexican retabli making for a fabulous tabletopAn excellent example of an end of the day sewer tile whimsy of sorts, and an early one, late 19th century I believe. Sewer tile creations of this sort, easy to recognize my the character of the clay (and in this case the clay is especially, wonderfully craggy and the dark brown glaze richly applied), were made by factory workers, especially in and around Ohio, using leftover (hence, "end of day") clay from industrial sewer pipe production. Like the