Sweet and Cheerful, Very Folky Hand Hooked Rug early trasferware but this carver clearly had

but this carver clearly had some skills

with a little rippling to the paper (maybe from moisture at some point)

It does appear he was likely once mounted onto a base (or boat) as there is a little torn paper stuck to his feet

the more I find myself attracted to rougher and plainer ones

are all the better for the many years on them

Sweet and Cheerful, Very Folky Hand Hooked Rug early trasferware but this carver clearly hadI haven't much delved into world of hooked rugs, though I very often admire them. Two today, though the other antique, text based, and really quite a thing, but this one charmed me like a kid's crayon drawing: naive and improvisatory feeling, and a very homey one to come home to. I especially love all those kind of random bits of brown and black white fabric, together making the center area feel rather like a walled garden, with one bright pink rose