Antique Folk Art Carved Man in Coffin Box sailors There are also a number

There are also a number of hotels named Fregatten—perhaps this plate was made for one of those

Individual squares measure 2" x 2"

late 19th century US Army

was done by H

Antique Folk Art Carved Man in Coffin Box sailors There are also a numberSurely this box once had a lid, which kept this little man locked tight inside. One sometimes sees figures like this with large phalluses attached, which spring up when the lid of the box is opened. There is a tiny hole on the rear of this one that suggests that could well have been the case; if so, someone disarmed him at some point long ago and seems to have given him pants to boot! I love him just as he is, with carved details giving him quite a