Tiny Victorian Carved Bone Egg Charm with Chick! 1967 She is carved from one

She is carved from one piece of wood

I have put a matte over it approximately matching the cream color of the paper and put it in a simple

Plus that fabulous fin-like mane

A little bit of rusting to the brass

Tiny Victorian Carved Bone Egg Charm with Chick! 1967 She is carved from oneWhat a charming and curious thing! This little carved bone egg, with gold loop at top for wearing on a chain, screws open to reveal a teeny tiny carved chick inside! Since finding this one, I've found a few others online like it, and learned that they were a bit of a thing during the Victorian era some plain like this one, others painted on the exterior, as well as a few with little windows carved in the side of the egg to allow a peek at the chick