Fort Point Channel (Boston), 1949 Ink, Graphite, Watercolor by Architect Benjamin S. Sheinwald ceramic figures I love objects bearing words

I love objects bearing words or phrases with the potential to resonate in all sorts of contexts

Painted in oils I believe quite a long time ago on what  a small plate/dish made of hard paper mache I believe

and like the combination of sort of Santa Claus looking bearded face with wonderfully detailed uniform

though the pale pink of the baby's face I think may be hand-colored

and the handle remains strong

Fort Point Channel (Boston), 1949 Ink, Graphite, Watercolor by Architect Benjamin S. Sheinwald ceramic figures I love objects bearing wordsI found this a while ago but have been sitting on it, thinking I might have a mat cut for it and get it in a frame, but that hasn't happened, and so here it is! I did just figure out that the Benj Sheinwald who signed it was Benjamin S Sheinwald, an architect from Rockport, MA; I found an architectural drawing by him from 1941 that had showed up in an auction. The subject of this piece, a mix of ink, watercolor, and graphite I believe, is Fort Point