Our Dazzler! Antique Homemade Painted Platform, For a Prize Rooster, I Presume! red clay There seems no end to

There seems no end to the genres of things I've developed fondness for

12 1/4" t x 8 1/2" w x 1 1/16" d and in very good condition

10 3/4" tall x 7 1/4" wide when measured from arm to arm

and the Native American chief at center is done very much in the style of an early folk art Cigar Store Indian

Our Dazzler! Antique Homemade Painted Platform, For a Prize Rooster, I Presume! red clay There seems no end toThe first thing I found on my recent trip to Lancaster Country PA, and one of my favorites. At first I imagined "Our Dazzler" as a fluffy little show dog or exotic cat, but the more I've thought about it, and considering the primitive nature of the platform, I'd be willing to bet this was the stand for presenting a prize rooster! I'd think made for and used at the country fair, in hopes of a first prize ribbon or trophy (I like to imagine a young man