Painted Cat Boot Scraper with Fantastic Surface little doll the Boston-based artist and gallerist

the Boston-based artist and gallerist at whose estate sale I purchased it

On wove (un-ribbed) paper

called "La Belle Chocolatière

His early commercial prints often bear the blindstamp of the editor

Painted Cat Boot Scraper with Fantastic Surface little doll the Boston-based artist and galleristAnother terrific old cat with a lot of attitude, this one a hand painted folk art boot scraper with a really fantastic painted surface, equally great on both sides. The paint is not chippy, rather it seems sort of miraculously melded to the metal, so it could certainly be used to scrape one's boots still (perhaps wiped down after), or used as a doorstop, though I would likely give it pride of place on a shelf. Great. 12 1 8 w x 9 1 2 t x 2 d and in