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| 16" including stopper (bottle alone is c10"), 4 3/4 in diameter |
Thin glass bottle, no markings; broken in one place | |||||
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This bottle is an example of a whittling master's craft. The house in the center is notched and pegged together with whittled locks and decorated around the bottom with dangling whimsey chains. The house turns on a base of four supports, each of which is carved like a gargoyle. A shaft comes down to the roof, connecting it to a massive whittled fist stopper; which holds a stirrup decorated with two whimsey chains. The stopper appears to be one piece of wood. It is signed E. A. Burlingame, Lansing, Mich. |
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Scenes and Buildings by Carl Worner | |||||
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