Old Wooden Cardinal Cutout with Bright Yellow Painted Beak canisters and seeing the design and

and seeing the design and illustrations in this old copy reminds me of both their strangeness and their magic

Perhaps a secret snuff compartment

not missing a thing

I rather think these add to its charm

Late 18th or very early 19th century I believe

Old Wooden Cardinal Cutout with Bright Yellow Painted Beak canisters and seeing the design andI had a great old wooden cutout bluebird in the shop a few months ago, found in Maine just as this Cardinal was, and I have a bit of a hunch they were made by the same person. The polychrome color on this one has similarly faded with age, especially the red, but I think it is all to the good in making for the perfect contrast with the still super bright and thick yellow paint on the beak. I do think this one would do a good job attracting other birds