Old Carved Ladies Leg (Large Pipe Tamper?) folk art guns lower the hydrometer into it

lower the hydrometer into it until it floats

Just a beauty of a vase

The rest of him is in great shape

reveal so much about the times--in this case with the penmanship phrases seeming to reflect the Second Great Awakening

would be fantastic for a giant peony or lily

Old Carved Ladies Leg (Large Pipe Tamper?) folk art guns lower the hydrometer into itIt would have been a pretty big pipe that this carving would have tamped, presuming that was its original purpose, but in any event it makes a pretty great tabletop carving now, resting on the flat end, and also balancing on the knee either heel up or toe down! I love the shape and detailing on the low heeled, tall boot, and there is some texture to the leg, too, as if wearing thickly knit tights! 3 7 8" tall measured knee to foot (as displayed) x 2 1