Glasgow Evangelistic Assoc. Collection Bank for Evangelical Schemes and Free Breakfasts carved seal sculpture complete with paper lanterns hanging

complete with paper lanterns hanging from the awnings-- and it looks like the couple here are quite enjoying themselves

with some dry rot to the wood in one area on one piece and small dings and scuffs all over

The painting is in excellent condition

The base measures 5 3/4" across

I find the cumulation pretty fabulous (I especially love that the word "cookie" appears not once but twice) and think it should definitely be added to some more

Glasgow Evangelistic Assoc. Collection Bank for Evangelical Schemes and Free Breakfasts carved seal sculpture complete with paper lanterns hangingSuch a fun one, most of all to me for the use of the phrase "Evangelical Schemes," impressed into one side of the loaf shaped collection bank. "Tent Hall Free Breakfasts" on the other, "and" on both short sides, and a paper label on the underside connecting it to the Glasgow United Evangelistic Association, which operated in Glasgow, Scotland from the late 19th c. until the early 1970s. I'd guess this dates to the 1930s 40s or so and clearly was meant