Dappled Horse and Abbots Milk Wagon, Wonderful Old Pennsylvania Folk Art Construction mose tolliver Painted in oils I believe

Painted in oils I believe quite a long time ago on what  a small plate/dish made of hard paper mache I believe

is the word "Vanity

beaks and bellies

who I'd say did quite a job paying homage to him here

Dappled Horse and Abbots Milk Wagon, Wonderful Old Pennsylvania Folk Art Construction mose tolliver Painted in oils I believeI spotted the old horse here first and was completely sold, then realized it was hitched (not so literally anymore) to this wonderfully graphic Abbotts milk wagon, too. With a little research I've learned that Abbott's was a prominent Philadelphia area dairy and ice cream company famous for its home milk deliveries by horse drawn wagon, to which this folk creation does great justice. C. 1920s 30s I believe, with the horse constructed of several pieces