Monumental Bronze Mark Twain Relief Plaque by Julia Bracken Wendt moss Antique tin over cardboard advertisement

Antique tin over cardboard advertisement for 2-In-1 Shoe Polish and Shoe Cream

Two hooks are broken

People are Thunderstruck to find that a small piece

he was buried beneath the largest tombstone in Portsmouth

" A rugged piece of retail ephemera from the golden age of drugstore and department counter sales-built to organize

Monumental Bronze Mark Twain Relief Plaque by Julia Bracken Wendt moss Antique tin over cardboard advertisementLarge scale sculptural relief plaque depicting Mark Twain in profile, modeled with deep, expressive handling and a commanding presence characteristic of turn of the century American academic sculpture. Twain is rendered in half length portrait, his familiar mustache, heavy lidded gaze, and rumpled suit captured with a naturalism that balances realism with quiet monumentality. The surface shows deliberate modeling marks and softly worked transitions,