Lovely Small Carved Swan with Rotating Neck Signed darning sampler on the last page

on the last page

with a very substantial presence

Graphite and colored pencil on ledger paper

6 7/8” x 9 1/2” and in very good condition

and a little cracking to the paint on the chest on one side

Lovely Small Carved Swan with Rotating Neck Signed darning sampler on the last pageIt is particularly the very elongated, undulating form of this swan's head and beak that really makes it special to me, giving it a sense of kinship with my favorite root head decoys. I also like that the neck was done as a separate piece, allowing this swan to crane its neck in various directions! Signed MW on the underside, which has not lead me to its maker, but whoever it was certainly knew what they were doing. Lovely. 6 3 4" l x 4 1 4" t x 3 5