Curious Little Pair of Smiling Chalkware Busts (Flat Backs) eglomise the first set of Anagrams

the first set of Anagrams produced--Milton Bradley produced a a game called "Words and Sentences" in 1885 with similar cardboard letters

Now an iconic symbol of the suffragette movement

These charming

embroideries and worsteds") and it seems to me she may have taught lacemaking out of the shop as well as making lace herself

Cat itself measures 12 1/2" x 8 7/8" x 2" (wood is 13/16" thick)

Curious Little Pair of Smiling Chalkware Busts (Flat Backs) eglomise the first set of AnagramsPure joy on a week where joy is needed where one can find it. These two seem forever companions to me, so they must stay together. What wonderfully open smiling faces. And I love that their hair looks a bit like draped grapes too, as if they were at a bacchanal. Taller: 2 5 8; Shorter: 2 1 4. Plaster, with flat backs, light in weight. They will stand up tall on a flat surface. Great condition.