Vintage Folk Art Penguin, Signed H. Sloan, Maine funny this one constructed of beautiful

this one constructed of beautiful heavyweight white linen

Someone else must have tested a portion on the side

Late 19th/early 20th century I believe and while these show some age they remain quite lovely

I have no idea the story behind this carving

I've learned these old locks are often referred to as "smokehouse locks” because people commonly used them to lock the meat in their smokehouses to prevent poaching

Vintage Folk Art Penguin, Signed H. Sloan, Maine funny this one constructed of beautifulThis is one of six carved and painted birds I found together, all signed H. Sloan, Maine, and I believe dating to the 1980s or so. I've found a few other birds signed by Sloan out there on the internet, but haven't been able to dig up anything about him, and don't have a first name. I rather like that he didn't just stick to birds found in Maine, as evidenced in this very sweet penguin, whose posture, and demeanor too, feel just right. 6 1 8" t x 1 3