Hand-sculpted Plaster Head of Gentle Seeming Man plastic balls All of the etched numbers

All of the etched numbers remain completely readable

and I see a quiet confidence and grace in the lean of her elbow and drape of her hand

) I like to think this is the box in which Nathaniel Hawthorne delivered the handwritten manuscript for "House of the Seven Gables" (based in Salem

with four chambers

and can't find another like him now

Hand-sculpted Plaster Head of Gentle Seeming Man plastic balls All of the etched numbersA great head I think, hand sculpted of plaster (solid), with a face that reads to me as open and curious, gentle and kind. I purchased a number of heads of various sorts this week, and have been enjoying arranging them together and can say this guy is a good neighbor to all! 4 t x 3 3 4 w x 3 3 4 d. Mid 20th c. or so I believe. Good condition, with a small chip to left ear (a love bite I'd call it) and some scuffs and tiny dings here and there, just