Fabulous Red and White Painted Folk Art Sewing Bird (Duck) with Drawer china paint which has rusted a fair

which has rusted a fair amount

with thin black bands near the lip of the lid and near the top and bottom of the body

which pops against the metallic black glazing of the rest of the plate

true early set

bleeding a little around the edges

Fabulous Red and White Painted Folk Art Sewing Bird (Duck) with Drawer china paint which has rusted a fairI've seen a fair number of vintage "sewing birds" around handy things, housing scissors, thread, and other sewing supplies but I have never seen another as good as this one! It's definitely the paint job that really makes it the perfect creamy white and blood red combo, with a great face on the duck and fabulous brush mark dabs all over. But the design is very good too, with a super long pull out drawer, spool holder posts along both sides, a hole for