Gridded Wooden Spool Holder from Old Mill hand-carvedrattle whimsy Each dish features the Lyon

Each dish features the Lyon coat of arms as well as a gold painted rim

Executed in pencil and colored pencil on "basket"  or card

and I like to the think the window form is a nod to Duchamp

I can't look at this fabulous vessel without thinking of Magritte's “Ceci nest pas un pipe

Gridded Wooden Spool Holder from Old Mill hand-carvedrattle whimsy Each dish features the LyonFrom what I understand, this came from an old New England mill, and I'd guess would have been mounted on the wall, holding large spools of thread. And indeed, at the bases of most of the wooden dowels some threads remain, mostly wool from what I can tell. I just think it's a great object, and could be put to all sorts of creative and pragmatic uses. The board itself shows old white paint on front and back, while the dowels are unpainted. There are