Antique Folk Art Carved Man in Coffin Box sailors late 19th century US Army

late 19th century US Army

I've seen a few other dogs

Individual squares measure 2" x 2"

and all of which were fiercely bidded  upon at auction

and same thick blown glass--listed by a Civil War expert

Antique Folk Art Carved Man in Coffin Box sailors late 19th century US ArmySurely this box once had a lid, which kept this little man locked tight inside. One sometimes sees figures like this with large phalluses attached, which spring up when the lid of the box is opened. There is a tiny hole on the rear of this one that suggests that could well have been the case; if so, someone disarmed him at some point long ago and seems to have given him pants to boot! I love him just as he is, with carved details giving him quite a