Fabulous, Strange Crocheted Lace Medallion with Figure hanging pin charmingly caricaturing a variety of

charmingly caricaturing a variety of couples

A very tiny bump to the upper left corner

The bowl is 3 3/4" tall and 6 3/8" tall with lid on

5 1/4" across with arms outstretched

issued by Tonka in 1957

Fabulous, Strange Crocheted Lace Medallion with Figure hanging pin charmingly caricaturing a variety ofThis is a fairly small piece just shy of 6 inches in. diameter but what a lot of is packed into those inches, and what a marvelously strange thing! I really love things that are both intensely of their medium and also entirely transcend it, which I feel is the case with this piece, applying a great command of the craft to articulating a very singular vision. The figure to me has a bit of the feel of Adam in the Garden of Eden, falling from grace, or