Wonderful 27 Inch Carved Whimsy Chain with Canoes! fine Japanese lacquer I have not attempted to

I have not attempted to polish this as I like the patina

really heavy and substantial and a total treat to hold and play with

This 1911 special edition of Longfellow’s "Voices of the Night" features a padded white cover with great gold text and flourishes framing a river view

Otherwise I know that her work was included in the seminal California ceramic exhibition in 1952: Los Angeles County Fair's 6000 Years Art in Clay

Wonderful 27 Inch Carved Whimsy Chain with Canoes! fine Japanese lacquer I have not attempted toThis is the definitely the first carved whimsy chain I've ever seen with canoes carved into the middle of it such a fun one. Plus dangling locks of sorts on either end. At 27 1 2" long, it would be a fun one to hang from a couple of nails snaking across the wall. This is one of a a number of old pine carved whimsies I purchased together and believe were all made by one American carver, first half of the 20th century I believe. Skillfully done, with a