1920s Folk Art Ship in a Bottle Whimsy with Village, Signed B. Nielson marquetry box to to hold your book

to to hold your book up in front of you

Dhorka refers to the traditional method of lost wax casting native the Dhokra Damar tribes of West Bengal

and I find this carving beautifully tender and nuanced and honest-- of the sort that might offer a feeling of kinship when things feel pretty tough

but also precursing everything from SNL to Ali G and so much more

1920s Folk Art Ship in a Bottle Whimsy with Village, Signed B. Nielson marquetry box to to hold your bookI'll never wrap my head around how one could possibly make a ship in a bottle like this they always seem like miracles to me! This perfectly preserved, beautifully executed large one features a four mast ship with tiny American flag flying at the stern end, and a village of tiny carved and painted wooden houses, church, and lighthouse in the background. The Illinois Glass Company bottle dates I believe specifically to 1924, with the use of the "I"