Man with Cap Small Carved Bust ornamental plates I might use this bowl

I might use this bowl as a small planter

Produced by Marbell Stone Art

The bowl with the "X" design at center of each side measures 6 7/8" across at wides and 3 3/4" tall

I think the ideal home for it would be in a retro motel holding the room keys of guests

and in 1922 they began stamping each piece with the circular Jugtown Ware stamp

Man with Cap Small Carved Bust ornamental plates I might use this bowlI can't decide for sure whether that hat on this guy is a hunting cap with the ear flaps up, or an engineers cap? I could easily see him at the helm of a train, periodically sounding the whistle, but could also imagine him out in the woods, with his over sized ears well suited for picking up the sound of birds and rusting animals in the distance! Either way, a sweet, fairly old carving, and nice addition to any carved cast of characters. Just shy of