Little Handmade Smiling Humpty Dumpty wooden boxer dog Victoria and Albert Museum London

Victoria and Albert Museum London

The rectangular base features a round platform for a candle

I didn't realize when I found it what collectors' items these old SRG dinosaurs are

making them feel weighty in both senses of the word

Little Handmade Smiling Humpty Dumpty wooden boxer dog Victoria and Albert Museum LondonI love the femininity of this especially happy looking little handmade Humpty Dumpty doll, long legged, blue eyed and with an angelic little pink smile. A stitch or two on the nose I think have come loose, leaving a pink knot and loose end of the thread, which echoes the rightward glancing eyes. It's stuffed with batting or similar rather than beads or something heavy, and sits nicely perched on a shelf. Good condition, firmly stitched together, with