Folk Art Sailor (with an Elvis attitude) Doorstop 1910 tobacco silk with an early incarnation of

with an early incarnation of the lettering still visible under the current hand-painted version

and I've not seen another set with this pretty scalloped detailing down their centers and around their edges

the text is clear and completely readable

Some creations we see like a basket of clothes / Carried jauntily perched on the head / And one that will cover the tip of the nose / is "the hat of the season" tis said

with the alert

Folk Art Sailor (with an Elvis attitude) Doorstop 1910 tobacco silk with an early incarnation ofJust a fun, and funny one, with an Elvis stance and attitude, and looking rather as if about to pull a pistol out of his pocket! What a character, definitely looking ready to stop some doors! 10" tall x 4 3 8" w x 6 1 4" and in very good condition, 1940s or so I believe.