Amazing 1950s Snapshot of American Family at Leisure handmade clay frog 1890s or so

1890s or so

The stone is a greenish gray

On the reverse it is signed by a David Schultz in blue ink and dated 1860--(along with numbers running 1-9 first forwards then backwards)--suggesting perhaps that its maker was in fact David and perhaps that it was made to mark the birth or life of Abraham

I have a vague recollection of seeing this wonderful fish tureen for sale at Bennington Potters sometime in the 80s

which are very indicative of the rest

Amazing 1950s Snapshot of American Family at Leisure handmade clay frog 1890s or soI think this is an incredible photograph, specifically, and especially as a portrait of the American Family c. 1950s. The mother is crocheting and eying her daughter, the father is reading (and I might guess holding a cigarette just out of view) and the daughter is flying a toy plane, imagining the future! On the mantle, a collection of several photographs, a "Wilson Walkie" elephant, an array of figurines, and very c. 1940s 50s stereotypical Native