Pair of Small, Whittled Whimsy Chains with Nice Age riddle drawing beginning in the Victorian era

beginning in the Victorian era

and heavy for its size

Found yesterday in Maine

and think this is a lovely

Pair of Small, Whittled Whimsy Chains with Nice Age riddle drawing beginning in the Victorian eraI found this little pair of carved chain links together in Vermont, and while I don't always jump on carved whimsy chains these days, I think these are very nice ones, in which one very much feels the hand of the carver, whittling carefully away. The same hand (knife) made both, I believe, and I like them together, with the contrast between two different lengths of links making them feel specific and particular. Pretty easy to imagine the carver