Done by Uncle Putney About 1812, Ink Drawing of Bird in Tree with Pen and Poem ornament studies I am silly to part

I am silly to part with this one because I think it is about the best thing ever

and it reminds me to a fair extent of the work of Nils Thorsson

) simple objects (screwdriver handle

I assume this carved head of a bearded man came from a very old figure representing a saint

Here is a great promise of joy

Done by Uncle Putney About 1812, Ink Drawing of Bird in Tree with Pen and Poem ornament studies I am silly to partOn the back of this ink drawing of a lovely bird in tree with leafy branch in its beak and another tree at its tail; plume below and poem below that is a note that it was done by an Uncle Erson (?) Putney, c. 1812. I found it at an estate sale in Lunenberg, MA, which also included a fabulous collection of early mochaware (I coveted), the forget me nots I've listed, and some other wonderful antiques. I'll never resist an early ink drawing of a bird if