Antique Hanging Folk Art Spool/Spindle Shelf prison art heart frame and a little bleeding around

and a little bleeding around the red and black edges on the pips--all at a miniature scale (cards measure 1 1/4" x 1 3/4"

and marked (using knots or tie marks) at certain intervals

but I also find them just beautiful formally and would be happy looking at them framed up and hanging on the wall

Painting 5 1/2" x 4"

with each block housing what I'd guess are a few wooden beads

Antique Hanging Folk Art Spool/Spindle Shelf prison art heart frame and a little bleeding aroundI found this one in the Hudson River Valley last fall. Late 19th very early 20th century I believe, with hanging hooks at the top ends of the rear spindles for hanging on the wall a good one for displaying an arrangement of (not too heavy) carved figures and whimsies and other sorts of treasures. In perfectly mellowed old gold paint, more thickly applied on the spools and thinly in the shelves, which also show a dark green tone. I really love the