Crazy Dog Folk Art Doorstop Virginia Metalcrafters perhaps 18th century in fact

perhaps 18th century in fact

While I don't actively hunt for (or with

regardless

just an honest and handsome little piece

terrifically intricate design rendered in shades of orange

Crazy Dog Folk Art Doorstop Virginia Metalcrafters perhaps 18th century in factWhat a dog! One finds a fair number of handmade doggy doorstops from the 1940s and 50s (I wonder if they were something people made in shop class? they were definitely a thing), but this one is especially good in its crudeness and weirdness, with these completely uneven ears, crossed eyes, and I'm not sure what the black line is crossing just above its mouth! Really, just right. Signed on the bottom, justifiably so, but with the first name painted