Done by Uncle Putney About 1812, Ink Drawing of Bird in Tree with Pen and Poem handmade masonic Why and why

Why and why

I really love the white head of the one pin stuck in it too

Just right to me

Perfect for filling with a bounty of squash or just-picked apples

Though I suppose it's possible she's got a bucket of paint in hand

Done by Uncle Putney About 1812, Ink Drawing of Bird in Tree with Pen and Poem handmade masonic Why and whyOn the back of this ink drawing of a lovely bird in tree with leafy branch in its beak and another tree at its tail; plume below and poem below that is a note that it was done by an Uncle Erson (?) Putney, c. 1812. I found it at an estate sale in Lunenberg, MA, which also included a fabulous collection of early mochaware (I coveted), the forget me nots I've listed, and some other wonderful antiques. I'll never resist an early ink drawing of a bird if