Very Finely Crocheted, Hard-Shell Old Folk Art Humpty Dumpty...Rattle! antique wooden kitchen paddle These Cases appear to have

These Cases appear to have lived on Buckham Farm

and with a subtle

One tiny flagged piece on the reverse side

To my eye a beautifully primitive

I think it would be absolutely the perfect thing in a cabin owned by a family whose last name started with a T

Very Finely Crocheted, Hard-Shell Old Folk Art Humpty Dumpty...Rattle! antique wooden kitchen paddle These Cases appear to haveI could not look at this little face and walk away. I And while I know it can be hard to gauge from photos, what makes this great is how finely done it is those crocheted stitches are very tiny, and very tight. Also, Humpty Dumpty, with origins dating back at least to the late 18th century, is an interesting character: a personification of precariousness, making him feel like something of a metaphor for the moment. If you look closely you can see