I found this thing deep in the woods when I was a kid and I have always wondered what in the world it was, how old it is, and if it was valuable. It’s either ceramic or some sort of white glass.
It looks like a one eyed rabbit playing a banjo and singing…
Can anyone tell me what it is, how old it is and if it’s worth anything?
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Thank you so much for the reply! The mouth doesn’t seem very deep. To my uneducated eye, it doesn’t seem to have much of a purpose at all. The only part that sticks out to me as something that shows what it may have been used for in the past is that little nub sticking off of the top of it, over the ears. Like it used to hang somewhere for some reason from there.
Here’s another picture from another angle:
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I think you have a very old piece of milk glass. It was made back in late 1700rds and became very popular in late 1800rds. I’m wondering if it’s mouth was’nt used for something . It’s hard to see how deep it is but it could be a salt dip or if it’s deeper a toothpick holder, you have a very unusual piece & it’s definately worth looking into. Try some web sites and see if you can find other old “milk Glass’ items. It also looks like at one time there might have been some coloring on his tail like maybe moss green or gold. Westmoreland and imperial made lots of milk glass figurines just to name a few.