Long Limbed, Very Flexible Old Folk Art Jig Figure with Marvelous Face and Ears match safe completed by a Lewis Betts

completed by a Lewis Betts of Milton

I really love these as three-dimensional paintings

It's best sized for a small hand

and made use of stencils for laying out and coloring the forms

and other than the worn labels the boxes show no damage

Long Limbed, Very Flexible Old Folk Art Jig Figure with Marvelous Face and Ears match safe completed by a Lewis BettsMy favorite of the week a total charmer I think, and unlike many jig dolls, every joint has a full range of motion, so he is very versatile in terms of posing! Perhaps his arms were replaced at some point as they are of a slightly lighter wood but they have good age to them if so (with a few fingers lost), and suit him perfectly. Wonderfully soulful and gentle looking painted face with red mouth and inset bit of wood for the nose, which perhaps once