Painted Old Folk Art Wooden Rabbit with Blue Coat egg basket and--found in New Hampshire--I think

and--found in New Hampshire--I think either New England or Pennsylvania

in black and blue against bright white and covering nearly every inch of it

with its great carved fish-shaped handle and tooled leather (spotted trout

too--large enough to hold all sorts of sewing supplies inside

and the wonderful painted decoration everywhere

Painted Old Folk Art Wooden Rabbit with Blue Coat egg basket and--found in New Hampshire--I thinkI love a good bunny, and this may be my favorite ever. It was definitely made quite a long time agothe aging to the painted surface is just gorgeousand, with that wonderful blue jacket, Id bet was inspired by Peter Rabbit (first published in 1902.) He may have been a pull toy, or a door stop, as there are two well worn holes near the bottom. I really love his deadpan expression, with whiskers that look like arrows pointing towards his nose, and then