Beautiful Large Antique Wooden Folk Art Horse in Original Green Paint antique Isleta bowl There appears to be one

There appears to be one paint block missing but the rest have never been used

and looks great sitting on the table the rest of the time--just a great form

I always have an eye out for vintage DLM (Design Learning Materials) sets produced in the 60s and 70s for use in schools

when it was likely made by a young girl

Beautiful Large Antique Wooden Folk Art Horse in Original Green Paint antique Isleta bowl There appears to be oneThis horse makes my heart ache I find it so beautiful so humble and graceful and just right in its green paint. I would guess it was originally a rocking horse, with a couple of old nails still in its feet via which it must have once attached to a rail or base, though Id be wary of putting much weight on it! I know that it was found in Pennsylvania, and that it lost two of its legs at some point, perhaps removed in order to add eye hooks on the back