Barrel Shaped Large Treen String Holder cobalt A striking mid-century piece

A striking mid-century piece

” the stories are at turns inspiring

broken remnants of artifacts and scraps of ancient textiles often litter the burial grounds today

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with a honey-mustardy-brown glaze

Barrel Shaped Large Treen String Holder cobalt A striking mid-century pieceThis gorgeous wooden barrel shaped string holder I believe dates to mid 19th century New England. I am not entirely certain of the wood; it may be cherry, or maple. It features three beautiful concentric ribbed bands around both top and bottom, another around the lip of the lid, and one more equidistant up from the bottom. And then a hole at the center of the lid for pulling through the string that it would have held inside. The lid is threaded and