Character-full c. Late 19th Century End of the Day Sewer Tile Folk Art High Heeled Shoe mexican retabli Perhaps this is just the

Perhaps this is just the effect of that very angular face

as if she were expressing woe at a wayward cub or two

I rather like that the give the whole think the feel of a rocket about to launch into the heavens

Flaws in the mirror inherent to its original pouring

though I don't know what all of these men and mostly young women were gathered for--in their coats and hats with umbrellas in hand

Character-full c. Late 19th Century End of the Day Sewer Tile Folk Art High Heeled Shoe mexican retabli Perhaps this is just theAn 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