Daggers! Vintage Lewis Smith (1907-18988) Ink Drawing (with Baseball Bats on Reverse) miniature folk art doghouse which the bird looks as

which the bird looks as if considering flying right into the middle of as if thinking itself a hummingbird

I'm not a connoisseur of tea caddies

14 1/2” long x 3” widest diameter (where handle meets bowl) and in excellent antique condition

9 3/4" tall x 4 3/4" in diameter

8 1/16" x 6 9/16"

Daggers! Vintage Lewis Smith (1907-18988) Ink Drawing (with Baseball Bats on Reverse) miniature folk art doghouse which the bird looks asSelf taught Ohio based artist Lewis Smith (1907 1988) is best known for his drawings of diners, women boxers and wrestlers, and trains (it was a lifetime railroad pass that allowed him to travel beyond the family farm in rural Ohio to pursue his other subjects), but I always like the unusual ones, and the most casual sorts of drawings, so jumped immediately on this one, which reminds me of tattoo flash art, too. Daggers and sort of anchor like forms