Vintage Folk Art Glass Mosaic Rat! farm mallet She shows a vertical split

She shows a vertical split to the surface wood down her front

the lid is threaded

and making me wonder if perhaps this embroidery paid homage to the loss of a beloved pet

following its popularity first in Paris after the reopening of trade of Japan in 1858

it is in excellent condition

Vintage Folk Art Glass Mosaic Rat! farm mallet She shows a vertical splitThis mosaic creation mounted on wood panel made me laugh when I found it, but it might just be my new favorite thing. In significant part that is because I believe it is a giant rat that is depicted, in shimmery shades of brown, with gold background, and best of all metallic green eye and very long white whiskers! Perhaps is Ben, the killer rat from the 1970s movie of the same name that inspired this one, but I'm more inclined to think its maker had a