Marvelous Early 19th Century Folk Art Rooster, Ink and Watercolor, in Period Birds Eye Maple Frame posts and the finer plaid shows

and the finer plaid shows some thread loss--but the pin cushion will stand on end like a little sculpture

almost as if she were modeling for the figurehead of a ship

and also poignant for those of us who as adults feel strong bonds with inanimate things

decorating the top corners as well

Cast metal

Marvelous Early 19th Century Folk Art Rooster, Ink and Watercolor, in Period Birds Eye Maple Frame posts and the finer plaid showsPure joy. I am forever searching for early 19th century American folk art watercolors just like this and what could be better than the rainbow of tail feathers on this rooster??? (Well, the two color combination on that wing is very excellent too!) And look at those marvelous ink drawn claws with pointy spurs! So full of life, and exuberance, and immediacy and capturing quite the essence of a rooster. A watercolor like this feels to me as if sprung