Blue Bird! Charming 19th Century Cutout Ink Drawing in Terrific Primitive Period Frame pastry wheel I don't believe it can

I don't believe it can be removed from the cage--at least I have not been able to get it out--but it might be possible from exactly the right angle

but I find this battered vintage X-ACTO knife box

and the overall wear to the wood suggests it served him long and well

with just a bit of minor wear on the post

and especially like that this radiant apple was portrayed bottoms up

Blue Bird! Charming 19th Century Cutout Ink Drawing in Terrific Primitive Period Frame pastry wheel I don't believe it canPure joy. The marvelous, densely pen and blue ink decorated bird here is a cutout drawing, mid 19th c. I believe, purchased from a favorite Pennsylvania based dealer, and the wonderful c. mid 19th century black stained painted primitive frame with hand cut glass is one I found in New Hampshire and had waiting for the perfect thing, which I think the bird is! I mounted the cutout drawing to a piece of cream colored archival mat via one piece of