A Rare c.1900 Papier-Mâché Tobacconists’ Indian ‘Black Boy’ Advertising Shop Window Display Figure sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles coastal retreat

coastal retreat

the green in places turned to a glowing chestnut

Freud has written at length on the subject in his discussions on the uncanny

flying the Union flag

This size of this mirror means she would just as well sit as a hallway mirror as an over-mantle

A Rare c.1900 Papier-Mâché Tobacconists’ Indian ‘Black Boy’ Advertising Shop Window Display Figure sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles coastal retreatOrigin: English Period: Edwardian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 15 Height: 21 inches Width: 8. 5 inches (at base) Depth: 3. 5 inches (at base) The painted papier mch advertising figure designed to be displayed in a shop window, probably to advertise tobacco, modelled as a young negro youth in white shorts with agog expression, his arms held out before him (probably once holding a pipe or plaque), and with three red indian feathers as a head dress