Massachusetts Folk Art Carving of James McKenna by Alphonso Faneuf
Dated: 1888
Size: 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"
A very cool, high relief three-quarter profile carving of a "James A. McKenna by Al[phonso] Faneuf" of North Pond, Orange, Franklin County Massachusetts. Though the carving is straightforward and very well executed, it is an unusual piece of folk art. Quite endearing.
A Google search brought up just one hit of McKenna and Faneuf, "Orange E & J 25 JUL 1902; NORTH POND AS AN OUTING PLACE. ....On the west side we find quite a number, the first one owned by M. M. Johnson, C. D. Lewis and G. M. Underwood, then the place where James A. McKenna and Alphonso Faneuf swap fish stories."
Condition: Excellent. Great color - perfectly oxidized.