Old Hand-wrought Iron Folk Art Dog with Corkscrew Tail steel black who I have to think

who I have to think was a redhead

A nice thing to keep on the coffee or board room table

and very clearly readable

with some damage to the surface of the frame at top and bottom edges

(I found it in New Hampshire

Old Hand-wrought Iron Folk Art Dog with Corkscrew Tail steel black who I have to thinkI presume this wonderful creature was a whimsy of sorts made by a blacksmith. Perfectly unfussy and really rather elegant in a primitive way I think (makes me think a bit of Etruscan horses), with the ears, one flipped up, the other down, and the corkscrew tail lending a little humor. With terrific marked eyes and a slit for the mouth. It appear to me to have quite a bit of age, I'd guess earlyish 20th c? 8 3 8 x 2 3 4" t x 2 11 16" w and in very good