Lovely Vintage Carved Head with Crown, Presumed St. Jadwiga of Poland chicago artist and Walker Art Center

and Walker Art Center

F it appears) painted in red on the front

or in the wood shop or studio for supplies

I believe the big bows and sailor's collar worn by some of the girls likely dates this to the 1920s or so

a thin albumen print mounted onto a cardboard backing

Lovely Vintage Carved Head with Crown, Presumed St. Jadwiga of Poland chicago artist and Walker Art CenterNot a very old carving, but a pretty terrific one I think, looking rather like a ship's figurehead in her gold decorated crown, and wearing the sort of brave expression that seems poised to guide many a ship through a storm! Carved into the back, along with a signature, is the location of Krakow, Poland, which, together with the crown, makes me pretty sure this is meant to be Jadwiga, the much venerated first female monarch of the Kingdom of Poland,