Carved Shoe with Bear Cub Inside! first edition MoMA catalogue The unpasted (free) end papers

The unpasted (free) end papers at front and back (i

7 1/8" diameter x 2" tall

On wove (un-ribbed) paper

I found this wonderful box at an estate sale in MA in a modest house packed to the gills with a long lifetime's accumulation

and a 3/8" tight tear at the bottom center

Carved Shoe with Bear Cub Inside! first edition MoMA catalogue The unpasted (free) end papersYou know I'm a sucker for a little hand carved shoe, and all the better that it should have a bear inside! If this had been done in porcelain or carved in a more refined way I think it might be too cute for me, but as is I think it is exactly right! Those little front paws and oh, that little face! 3 3 4" l x 2 7 8" t x 1 1 4" w and in great condition, with a fair amount of age. A pretty perfect stocking stuffer, for sure.