Sculptural Old Wire Calf Weaner felt and linen puppet When I spotted this set

When I spotted this set of four hand-painted porcelain demitasse cups

with a good amount of age

but surely they had a life before becoming the sides of this little car or truck (

Really fantastic deep

Sculptural Old Wire Calf Weaner felt and linen puppet When I spotted this setThis would have been used as a muzzle for weaning calves, and one can still rather feel the presence of a calf wearing it but what an evocative thing now in its absence. The hand done wire construction reads like a line drawing in space, while casting terrific shadows, and I especially like that it can be configured and displayed in a variety of ways, like a mask or a basket, with ears out or folded in, the latter creating the appearance of eyes. 12 5