Handcarved Vintage Light Wood Whimsy Chain with Anchor Hook cool watercolor made of porcelain encased in

made of porcelain encased in a very finely woven wicker shell

It is made of a cotton warp (revealed as the red fringe at either end) and wool weft

with orange and red details

lidded pewter box features exceptionally fine engraved details (thousands and thousands of tiny pin pricks

through which to the textural ribs of the stoneware clay body shows

Handcarved Vintage Light Wood Whimsy Chain with Anchor Hook cool watercolor made of porcelain encased inI've been really loving diving into new genres of things, especially within the realm of folk art, and one of them is carved wooden whimsies like this chain, carved from one piece of wood. I can't even imagine having the ability first to to envision and then execute something like this, but I am so glad there are carvers out there who have and do! I purchased this piece, and two other whimsy chains, from a dealer in Maine, from whom I understand they