Antique Folk Art Powder Horn with Carved Heart, Diamonds, Merman, and Birds newspaper holder weaving together numerous recurring themes

weaving together numerous recurring themes and attributes

and voluminous purple skirt of woman on the other--and then that great view of the landscape behind them through huge open window

with their cork stoppers and apothecary-like labels just feels really satisfying

high quality watercolor paper

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Antique Folk Art Powder Horn with Carved Heart, Diamonds, Merman, and Birds newspaper holder weaving together numerous recurring themesNot easy to capture in photos, and takes close looking in person to fully appreciate its attributes, but I love this thing. It's a 19th century folk art decorated powder horn, used for storing and carrying gun powder (end plug clearly long gone.) With a raised heart and a pair of diamonds carved into narrow end, and a merman mermaid of sorts etched into the surface just below, with the corners of diamonds doubling as horns, making the creature look