Lovely Pine Whimsy Rattle with Two Balls in Rounded Cage hugely panda pull toy so a good one to

so a good one to gift to one's favorite farmer

The lettering looks to me more as if hand-painted and overglazed rather than transfer

but I don't think I've ever found one written (by a Charles Goodrich in 1862) in such a strong and confident hand as this one

capturing Venus in all of her grace

Our young illustrator turned to pencil for the terror-ridden parts of the story

Lovely Pine Whimsy Rattle with Two Balls in Rounded Cage hugely panda pull toy so a good one toI continue to search hard to bring good whimsies to you, and here's my whimsy find of the week: an unusual rattle, carved in the round, with nice long cage at the center holding two balls inside its six "bars", and then two Cheerio like rattles at either end. Nicely done, with a nice warm dry patina, lovely. 8 3 4" l x 1" d. Very good condition, I might guess 2nd quarter 20th century.