Very Sweet Old Split Personality White Folk Art Horse with Horsehair Tail 1846 really-- where he grips the

really-- where he grips the seal he is carrying on his back in a manner that makes it hard to know where one ends and the other begins

scarlet red vase features classic patterns of curling vines

red and blue--are saturated and really almost jewel like

There is one split in the surface of the wood at the center of the cart's front curve

and clearly a very old one

Very Sweet Old Split Personality White Folk Art Horse with Horsehair Tail 1846 really-- where he grips theSo many sorts of old folk art creatures I can't resist, horses most definitely among them, white ones especially (coming to the rescue!), and all the better with a horsehair tail. I especially love the shape of the head on this one, with ears surely having gotten a bit more rounded over the years, and I love it for having a bit of a split personality too, with dark mane showing on one side, but not the other, and one eye a dash and the other a dot.