Doris Coe's Sep 1906 Hanging Ball in Cage Whimsy make do painting Very late 19th/very early 20th

Very late 19th/very early 20th century I believe

and then a green stem with little red flowers or berries subtly painted across the front

was made in Hus-Flid Norway (the original sticker is still on it

and ultimately destroyed the heads in a fit of rage

Doris Coe's Sep 1906 Hanging Ball in Cage Whimsy make do painting Very late 19th/very early 20thDoris Coe, Sep 1905 I suppose possibly a gift to a young Doris, but I much prefer to think it was Doris who carved it, and though Doris was sometimes a name given to boys, I'd like to think our Doris was female. A sweet old whimsy, whatever the case, pine I believe, with nice detailing especially to the rounded bottom the "cage". One could string and wear as a pendant now, or hang on the wall from a nail, or just lay it amid the other whimsies in the