Wonderful Old Folk Art Carved Swallow Tail Bird, Signed Adams Staffordshire pearlware and with an incredible

and with an incredible

And though it does so fairly subtly

She will sit on her own

how the top of her parasol is not painted at all

The stoneware/earthenware plate is not large--but just right for adding a little color to the table or serving oneself a happy treat

Wonderful Old Folk Art Carved Swallow Tail Bird, Signed Adams Staffordshire pearlware and with an incredibleThis wonderful creature, found very close to home this week, completely won my heart, and the more time I spend with it, the more tender and lovely I find it. With black painted head and split tail, I assume it represents a swallow of some type, or perhaps a tern, and the petrified wood base (the absolute perfect base) definitely points to shorebird. The wings were separately carved then attached by pin, with one of them loose and easy to remove and