Painted Cut Tin Bird on Branch for my child Another charming piece from a

Another charming piece from a lot of old handmade dollhouse furniture

with much of the dog's creamy-brown paint worn away

No foxing or notable aging to the paper at all

and arch of flowering garlands above

There would once have been a panel that slid down in a groove in front of the drawers to "close" them in

Painted Cut Tin Bird on Branch for my child Another charming piece from aI really love the marbleized paint on this tin cutout bird on branch, making it feel a bit as if hovering in the shadows, or maybe persevering through snow and rain and wind. I believe tin cutouts like this were sometime used as quilt templates; whether that is the case with this one I am not sure, but it seems to have age to it. I might hang it in a corner fairly high up as if perched in a tree top and keeping watch. 9 3 4" t x 4 1 2" and in very