Very Finely Crocheted, Hard-Shell Old Folk Art Humpty Dumpty...Rattle! south shore boston and then three rows down

and then three rows down the center of the toe with looping flourishes cast to either side

Smallish face sized: 5 7/8" t x 5" wide

and completely transportive—this is really

Dated 1827

a mid-western Coney Island of sorts

Very Finely Crocheted, Hard-Shell Old Folk Art Humpty Dumpty...Rattle! south shore boston and then three rows downI could not look at this little face and walk away. I And while I know it can be hard to gauge from photos, what makes this great is how finely done it is those crocheted stitches are very tiny, and very tight. Also, Humpty Dumpty, with origins dating back at least to the late 18th century, is an interesting character: a personification of precariousness, making him feel like something of a metaphor for the moment. If you look closely you can see