Happier Little Spotted Dog Wooden Folk Art Doorstop pot holder enduring design problems--or "patterns" (of

enduring design problems--or "patterns" (of which they identify 253)--and ways of approaching/solving them distilled from functionally and experientially rewarding places

1 1/2" across at ferrule

Smaller measures 10" t x 5 1/2" w x 6" d

but there is something about animals on wheels I guess

this was done in 1861

Happier Little Spotted Dog Wooden Folk Art Doorstop pot holder enduring design problems--or "patterns" (ofFound on the same day as the unhappy dog doorstop I just listed, this guy, captured mid step, seems rather more cheerful. He's just a little thing, not especially poised to hold open a heavy door, though the doorstop piece is longer and more substantial than he is! 5" w x 3" t x 6 5 8" d and in very good, very sturdy vintage condition.