1920s Folk Art Ship in a Bottle Whimsy with Village, Signed B. Nielson cat with wings I purchase this box from

I purchase this box from an estate sale in Newton

framed as found under glass in a solid wood frame that I think suits it just right

and thought these two pattern-intensive

looking herself intense in her devotion

F Fancher done as part of illustration class c

1920s Folk Art Ship in a Bottle Whimsy with Village, Signed B. Nielson cat with wings I purchase this box fromI'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"