Beautifully Crafted Antique Carved Wood and Woven Ash Splint Chair blue and white swirl with carved reamer and turned

with carved reamer and turned handle terminating in a great fat rounded end

Day--who signed it in pencil at lower right--was delivering

but I think it is quite lovely

which included jewelry

including these long tight coils that make it feel like these insects might just spring into action at any moment

Beautifully Crafted Antique Carved Wood and Woven Ash Splint Chair blue and white swirl with carved reamer and turnedOne sees doll chairs and benches in this manner around these parts from time to time usually referred to as Adirondack but I don't think I've ever seen one as lovely as perfectly aged as this one, which feels like pure sculpture to me. Late ish 19th century I believe, the frame of the chair was carved in pieces with tiny nails used to secure them where the pieces meet, with bent twigs for the sides and woven ash splint I believe for the back and seat.