Sweet Little Antique Carved Acorn Finial in Gold and Black ink drawing with collage Housed inside the fine macrame/knot

Housed inside the fine macrame/knot work at the large end is a lead weight

quintessentially mid-century modern brass ashtray

and his archive is housed at Hamilton College

clearly made by the same parent or grandparent for a child many years ago

Sweet Little Antique Carved Acorn Finial in Gold and Black ink drawing with collage Housed inside the fine macrame/knotI'm not sure what this smallish carved acorn finial once topped, but I love it just as a sculptural little carving, all the better for the old gold and black paint on it. Found in New Hampshire, I believe it is American, and I'd guess late 19th c. The recess at the very center of the top does not appear to be a hole, just a recess, but it does seem to invite piercing it should one wish to, say, fly a little flag on top. 4" t x 2" wide and deep and in