H.Sloan Maine Folk Art Bluebird 1940s pottery giving a bit of a

giving a bit of a sense of moody weather while perfectly setting off this wonderfully carved and painted dog

but it was made to function as a doorstop I believe

A little paint loss around the edges and sides as pictured

is stamped in pink at lower right

to her bangled wrist and the way her hand leans on this pedestal

H.Sloan Maine Folk Art Bluebird 1940s pottery giving a bit of aThis is not the first carved bird signed H. Sloan, Maine that I've found (all, like this one, found in Maine), but I haven't been able to find much of anything about him, and don't have a first name. Clearly he loved his birds though, and I might guess that living in Maine he had a particular affection for the bluebird, which he painted the best deep blue. 1980s or so I would guess and very sweet. 5 11 16" beak to tail; 3 1 8" t. Very good condition.