Spencerian Bird in Red Ink with Branch in Beak, 1896 Red Ink Drawing memorials I believe its maker likely

I believe its maker likely modeled it on other lambs made using molds (see last photo for an example)--but SO much better to be  hand-sculpted

which may be to be original to its making

Really wonderful

is signed (incised) Mottahedeh on the underside and features its original sticker

and what a smart and lovely thing for Jones McDuffee and Stratton Pottery Merchants to have gifted to its patrons to remember them throughout the year

Spencerian Bird in Red Ink with Branch in Beak, 1896 Red Ink Drawing memorials I believe its maker likelyI resist a good number of Spencerian calligraphic birds, drawn on calling cards and sometimes on pages in autograph albums, as this was they're very lovely, but often one nearly the same as the next. No way I could pass on this dove though, finely rendered in red ink, branch in beak, by someone quite expert in the form, with quite a complex flurry of furling leaves framing it. A charming example, dated 1896 at lower left. 7 3 8" x 5 11 16". Very good