Carved Folk Art Yarn Winder in a Bottle Whimsy curated home decor shape and style of painting

shape and style of painting I’d guess it’s American and dates to the mid to late 19th century

4" long x 2 1/2" tall x 1" deep

and a brief chronology

and porcupine quills popping out everywhere--at an antique shop in Newburyport

Carved Folk Art Yarn Winder in a Bottle Whimsy curated home decor shape and style of paintingI've long been marveling at wooden whimsy chains carved from one piece of wood, but since discovering the world of winders in bottles also called "Niddy Noddies" I'm even more astounded! I found this one at Brimfield and have looked at a lot since and while there are some more elaborate, I really love the elegance of this one, with its four posted winder standing upright, squarely wrapped in what was once I imagine bright red, white and blue silk