Sawhorse, Bow Saw, Axe, Feeling Wedges, Mallet and Signn.d.8 7/8 × 2 3/4 × 1 1/2"Glass, paint on wood, metalGift of Abby and B.H. Friedman1984.30.100whimsy bottle
Flask shaped glass bottle, flattened shape with rounded sides and shoulders and short constricted neck. Wood stopper is spherical with a cloth pin cushion like top with the remains of a red bow to one side. The sides and bottom of the plug have the remains of a crusty gold paint. Inside the bottle is a red saw horse and red bow saw over the top part of it. To one side is a miniature malter and "stump" with two metal adzes stuck in it. On the other side hangs an axe. Hanging from the bottom of the stopper- Black with gold lettering and trim which reads "Our Wood Yard." On reverse "Say nothing but saw wood."1530451196Artist unidentifiedSculptureUnited StatesNew YorkThree Dimensional WorksObject information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.orgWhimsy BottleSCULPTURE00 1984 30 10 Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.orgWhimsy BottleSCULPTURE