Hand-carved 1903 Anchor Plaque modern architecture well suited for use holding

well suited for use holding this or that

With it's great design and substantial weight (this is just a terrific object to hold in your hand)

with the basket woven of sweet grass on a naturally green dyed splint ash structure and the pin cushion a rosy pink velvet

Constructed of what I believe is a woodblock print on paper and a bamboo structure

Hand-carved 1903 Anchor Plaque modern architecture well suited for use holdingWhether one lives by the sea or in the middle of the country, I think this finely hand carved wooden shield shaped anchor plaque makes for a pretty wonderful thing to hang on the wall, signifying adventure as well as safe harbor. It's just beautifully done, with the rope carved in the round as it snakes across the top of the anchor, and then this field of pin prick like marks outlining the year of its making, I assume: 1903. Really striking hung and