Very Old Pine Carved whimsy Rattle with Fish, Heart, Crosses and Snake! donkey party three of the four are

three of the four are also stamped with a dg

but no cracks or splits

on both top and bottom of one side--as if the first

a bit of age toning

just some glaze imperfections original to its making

Very Old Pine Carved whimsy Rattle with Fish, Heart, Crosses and Snake! donkey party three of the four areAnother very sweet, and I believe very old, carving, this one I believe made as a rattle for a baby long ago, with a looped handle at one end, a carved block on the other, and a rattling ring in between. I believe it is meant to be a snake that runs the length of the handle, terminating in the suggestion of a head near the base, and the sides of the block are carved with four different images: a heart, a fish, a cross, and an X. Carved of pine with a