Antique Folk Art Powder Horn with Carved Heart, Diamonds, Merman, and Birds antique whisk brush Blue transfer

Blue transfer

with hand-stitching in navy/black thread visible on the backside holding it together

rare vintage circa 1940s wicker picnic basket set

but he is in the set

Antique Folk Art Powder Horn with Carved Heart, Diamonds, Merman, and Birds antique whisk brush Blue transferNot 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