A Scare & Early Carved & Painted Pine Folk Art Phrenology Head c.1850-60 sub-Architectural & Garden and he top section is

and he top section is very slightly loose

presumed husband and wife

portability seems to have been a key element to it’s design with one able to access the writing surface by swinging one side on or out

Barbedienne

a revolutionary of his time the Godfather of the modern movement and a significant leader in the influence on domestic design

A Scare & Early Carved & Painted Pine Folk Art Phrenology Head c.1850-60 sub-Architectural & Garden and he top section isOrigin: English or American Period: Mid 19thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1850 60 Height: 14. 75 Base: 9 x 9 Depth: 10. 5 The folk art hand painted and carved pine phrenologist bust of generous proportions, being disproportionate and larger than life in size, on a shaped base, mapping the labeled regions of the human brain, such as lust, addiction and gullibility with each section painted within black and cream outlines on an ochre base, the whole in