Old Folk Art Boot Doorstop! porcelain bell solid and sturdy and wonderfully

solid and sturdy and wonderfully warm

while a handkerchief in the other

the initials of its maker

Some rippling to the paper from the pasting

librarian and great collector in Melrose

Old Folk Art Boot Doorstop! porcelain bell solid and sturdy and wonderfullyIve seen a lot of folk art doorstops, and maybe even a few shaped like Victorian ladies boots, but Ive never seen one like this. I love it for its sort of crude awkwardness, and that red toe and trim, making me think it might be a marching or majorette boot, or maybe that of a circus ring leader! And of course I like the idea of putting a foot down to stop the door, though this is not very heavy and I dont think would be especially effective at at!