Graduate

A peg figure in a dark-painted gown with a flat mortarboard and a small tassel. It is the piece people buy for someone else — it sits on a desk without asking for anything.

The cap and head come away at the neck on a magnet, so it goes back to being an ordinary figure when the occasion has passed.

Details

• Solid rubberwood, hand-sanded
• Water-based paint on the gown and cap; clear plant-based oil over the bare wood
• 3.3 in tall (8.5 cm)
• Splits at the neck; magnets set flush into both faces
• From 3 years. Contains magnets — not suitable for children under 3

Colour and grain vary from piece to piece. That is the wood, not a fault.