What are they made out of? Is there a country of origin on the bases?
Linda C

Thanks for getting back with me. We are not sure what they are made of. They may possibly be soapstone but again we are not sure. There is no country of origin on the base either. The only thing on the base is the artist name and "Pat Pend". The size should also be inches and not feet. Sorry about that!

So.....they are not "pottery"...that is unglazed bisque?....not that composition stuff? But if they are soap stone they would have to be carved individually and would not be patent pending. Wonder if the patent was granted?
There ought to be a way to do a search on the artist's name at the patent office....probably available on line.
Because they say patent pending I am sure they are not one of a kind.
Perhaps they are the babies from a movie? Or a children's book?
Sorry....never seen anything like them.
Linda C

I did find a reference to expired ebay listing:

Set of ANTIQUE Children Figurines Catherine McCullough

$60.00

And here is a similar item by the same artist.

Here is a link that might be useful: Plaques

Now that I see them closer...I would say they are 1930's or so....and made out of a sort of plaster of Paris stuff....almost like chalk ware.
I swear I remember seeing those plaques in someone's house when I was a little kid!
Linda C

stellar1 - I have one of your catherine mccullough baby figurines. It's a crying baby with a puppy leaning up on him, licking his face with baby blocks at his feet. It has "Catherine McCullough" on the side of the base with the word "copywright." I found a US patent office site with 2 listings for Catherine McCullough but there was no picture nor description of the item. My mom is 93 and she's had it for as long as I can remember. Have you found out anything more about them?

My mother had 3 figurines. The baby with the puppy and blocks; the baby pulling on his bootie and the baby watching a kitten eating out of a bowl. All have the McCullough name and 'Copywright'.

I remember them sitting on her dresser ever since I lived at home. Starting at 1952. I'm sure that she had them many years. Maybe from her mother.

I just discover one of the babies in my mom's china cabinet, holding the bottle. Was searching for info when I came across your info. Just located some infor on ebay seller (justtimeworn).

Did a little searching. and one seller on eBay calls it 'salt art' - not sure what that means...?

Saw it called 'salt stone' as well.