Doris Coe's Sep 1906 Hanging Ball in Cage Whimsy make do painting and ultimately destroyed the heads

and ultimately destroyed the heads in a fit of rage

and then a green stem with little red flowers or berries subtly painted across the front

A set of three unused sheets here

the other a cut out of a handsome young man with mustache

17 1/4" x 14 7/8" and in very good condition

Doris Coe's Sep 1906 Hanging Ball in Cage Whimsy make do painting and ultimately destroyed the headsDoris Coe, Sep 1905 I suppose possibly a gift to a young Doris, but I much prefer to think it was Doris who carved it, and though Doris was sometimes a name given to boys, I'd like to think our Doris was female. A sweet old whimsy, whatever the case, pine I believe, with nice detailing especially to the rounded bottom the "cage". One could string and wear as a pendant now, or hang on the wall from a nail, or just lay it amid the other whimsies in the