Sculptural Old Wire Calf Weaner vintage italian Framed: 8 1/2" x 6

Framed: 8 1/2" x 6 1/8"

making our subject a rather transcendental woman for the ages

depending on the angle

1 1/2" wide

all those windows

Sculptural Old Wire Calf Weaner vintage italian Framed: 8 1/2" x 6This would have been used as a muzzle for weaning calves, and one can still rather feel the presence of a calf wearing it but what an evocative thing now in its absence. The hand done wire construction reads like a line drawing in space, while casting terrific shadows, and I especially like that it can be configured and displayed in a variety of ways, like a mask or a basket, with ears out or folded in, the latter creating the appearance of eyes. 12 5