Very Old Carved Folk Art Jig Doll with Marvelous Patina hinged snuff box Cubes are 1 1/16" each

Cubes are 1 1/16" each side

13 5/8” x 5

as if she was conceived as topless but then a little modesty was applied

living in Boston

This made me feel cheerful in a very welcome way when I found it but while charming it does not feel at all saccharine

Very Old Carved Folk Art Jig Doll with Marvelous Patina hinged snuff box Cubes are 1 1/16" eachIt's been a very long while since I found a beautiful antique carved jig figure, so a total joy to find this very old one at Brimfield, in an unexpected place, as if he'd just been waiting for me. As purely primitive as they come, with the best untouched, very dark dry wood surface. There are two holes on the sides of his torso suggesting he may one have had arms, but it so they've been gone a very long time. The jointed legs, connected by wire, end