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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 424195, member: 54&quot;]IMO the object is a plated base metal, possibly Spelter.&nbsp; Pic of underside shows the “thin” plating on the edge.&nbsp; There was another metal plate across the entire bottom when the plating was done, so the thin plating covered the edge of that too, but didn’t adhere well to whatever metal was there.</p><p><br /></p><p>It very likely was a cemetery item.&nbsp; It wasn’t cast as pure art, but as an image of a deceased child.&nbsp; That helps explain absence of artist and foundry marks, and the size.&nbsp; The missing plate included bolts or legs that fastened the object to a tombstone, and is still on the tombstone.&nbsp; Check local cemeteries for missing statuary, and return it if you locate the original location.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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