Painted Cut Tin Bird on Branch for my child I believe he dates to

I believe he dates to the late 40s or so

the patterns certainly feel Northern European

with much of the dog's creamy-brown paint worn away

so perhaps they just served as reference for the grower

Painted Cut Tin Bird on Branch for my child I believe he dates toI really love the marbleized paint on this tin cutout bird on branch, making it feel a bit as if hovering in the shadows, or maybe persevering through snow and rain and wind. I believe tin cutouts like this were sometime used as quilt templates; whether that is the case with this one I am not sure, but it seems to have age to it. I might hang it in a corner fairly high up as if perched in a tree top and keeping watch. 9 3 4" t x 4 1 2" and in very