Wonderful Small, Early 19th C. Folk Art Watercolor of Houses on Hill wooden spoon with heart 2 1/4" x 3 1/2"

2 1/4" x 3 1/2"

carved of pine with a nice warm patina

The top couple of joints of one corner have been smashed a bit

he worked as a potter in the United States for most of his career

I believe these would be called “Double Happiness” domino cards

Wonderful Small, Early 19th C. Folk Art Watercolor of Houses on Hill wooden spoon with heart 2 1/4" x 3 1/2"I was quite surprised and delighted to find this one when rummaging through a box of odds and ends at a not especially fine shop about 30 minutes from home the other day, but wonders never cease! It is a small one, but definitely an early one, c. 1820s 30s I believe, and I'd bet painted of a village not far from here. Great color, iconic New England, and based on how it was trimmed I'm sure it once lived in a miniature type frame with round opening,