Handmade White Cat Face Dish rounded box late 19th century I believe

late 19th century I believe

just a couple of tiny tiny black marks in one area

Filled with a bunch of daisies and placed on the kitchen counter or breakfast table

then detailed with with brown painted cap and belt

but in good structural shape

Handmade White Cat Face Dish rounded box late 19th century I believeFound along with the ceramic chunk of Swiss cheese I just listed, and of a similar ink including for the fact that it just called out to me and could not be ignored. I think it appears a bit more intense and maybe a little sad in photos than it does in person, though it is definitely not a passive seeming kitty, and feels rather as if it is seeing into one's soul! I think with that pointy nose has a bit of a possum about it too. 4 1 2" w x 3 7 8" d x