Seated Woman with Scarf, Vintage Amateur Clay Sculpture unusual photograph perfect against the creamy white

perfect against the creamy white

)  believe this dates to the late 19th century or so

then from the beginning one by one

and on the back are printed lots of details bout the Ferris Wheel’s construction--diameter of 45 feet

Seated Woman with Scarf, Vintage Amateur Clay Sculpture unusual photograph perfect against the creamy whiteI have a dealer collector friend who refers to amateur ceramic sculpture as "lumpy clay" and collects figures of that ilk. This unglazed clay woman has some of that aspect to her for sure, and was definitely made by an amateur, maybe a young student. But I also find her rather elegant, and wonderfully posed poised with those slab like legs feet revealed at the end of her skirt making it feel as though she's very firmly grounded and forever planted,