Old Hand-knotted Small Ball, Presumed Sailor Made Boat Fender (?) carved whimsy cube looking as if her book

looking as if her book has put her to sleep

His arms move up and down smoothly

Sold in the antique wooden frame I found it in

delicately carved and painted

It also suggests that this store was pushing a generic brand of petroleum jelly

Old Hand-knotted Small Ball, Presumed Sailor Made Boat Fender (?) carved whimsy cube looking as if her bookI just love the look of this old ball, which I believe holds cork inside the hand knotted macrame exterior, made like a boat fender, though perhaps just as a whimsy as I'm not entirely sure a fender this small would be useful (?). Whatever the case, it definitely feels sailor made to me, reminding me a lot of sailor made knot work baskets I've had, and it definitely has a bunch of years on it. Quite a satisfying object to my eye, and a nice one to