Brilliantly Colored Bird and Berries, Unusual Early Tinsel Painting in Original Frame bedouin I believe this whimsy

I believe this whimsy

is titled appropriately

And I like the two sides of this mold either stacked or placed side by side

Bowl along measures 6 3/8" across x 3 3/8" t

There are significant chips to the porcelain on the front of her face

Brilliantly Colored Bird and Berries, Unusual Early Tinsel Painting in Original Frame bedouin I believe this whimsyFinding this one made me realize how rare it is to come across an early folk art tinsel painting of a bird I've since found a few examples out there, notably in the collection of the American Folk Art Museum, but certainly there are hundreds of urns of flowers and fruit for every bird on branch! And what a bird, neck and breast and tail feathers a colorful, scalloped patchwork of shimmery foils showing through the reverse painted glass. And those red