Androgynous Cast Plaster Head with Deep Part and Waved Hair, c. 1930s-40s? studio pottery weed vase Signed Robert Fisher in pencil

Signed Robert Fisher in pencil on the reverse

I believe this one dates between 1860-90 and is likely French

The hand-carved crosses really do it for me

I presume because the wood was repurposed from some other use

colorful coiled neck

Androgynous Cast Plaster Head with Deep Part and Waved Hair, c. 1930s-40s? studio pottery weed vase Signed Robert Fisher in pencilI found this one at my favorite treasure trove New Hampshire a family owned source of interesting things from across time and around the world, feeling like a cabinet of curiosities. I don't know anything about this plaster head's subject or maker, but it, and the hairstyle especially, feels very WPA era to me. (I really love those sculptural waves of hair running down the sides of the face.) With an androgynous quality to the face but quite