Marvelous Antique Handmade Clown Doll with French Knot Embroidery Costume vintage kangaroo I love that he embodies

I love that he embodies a feeling of instability and anticipation

There is one stain to the surface at the bottom center of the Two-Arm Semaphore side

some balance well on the backs of others

5" d x 4" tall

Marvelous Antique Handmade Clown Doll with French Knot Embroidery Costume vintage kangaroo I love that he embodiesPretty amazing! I don't know much about the origins of this charmer, but would guess Victorian era European, and whoever made him put quite an extraordinary effort into decorating most every inch of his knit body with thousands of tiny French knots. There are a few small patches of loss, and a few small mends to seams, but overall his is in very good shape, with the marvelous clown suit decoration on his torso entirely in tact and the pom poms still