19th Century Folk Art Yarn Winder Whimsy in Blown Glass Bottle gold lettering What a fabulously carved character

What a fabulously carved character he is

at her piano

with a black tape border that I think suits it just right

lending a sense of hope and temporarily to her grieving

while a whimsy with pencil drawn bricks sits atop it and a fluttering flag

19th Century Folk Art Yarn Winder Whimsy in Blown Glass Bottle gold lettering What a fabulously carved characterI've had much fancier bottle whimsies, but I think the more humble (though still completely baffling to me!) yarn winder types are my favorite of all. This one is 19th century, with carved wooden stopper (walnut I think?), held forever in place by a cross bar just below the neck. With two "yarn winders" inside, held to the central post one horizontal, one vertical, both wound with yellow and white yarn with the post standing on four arched feet. The