Lovely Pine Whimsy Rattle with Two Balls in Rounded Cage hugely panda pull toy Saint Joseph witj baby Jesus

Saint Joseph witj baby Jesus was a common subject of santos paintings

so I'm listing individually

I purchased these and several other pencil drawings by the same unknown artist from a dealer in Maine

but I don't think I've ever found one written (by a Charles Goodrich in 1862) in such a strong and confident hand as this one

Our young illustrator turned to pencil for the terror-ridden parts of the story

Lovely Pine Whimsy Rattle with Two Balls in Rounded Cage hugely panda pull toy Saint Joseph witj baby JesusI continue to search hard to bring good whimsies to you, and here's my whimsy find of the week: an unusual rattle, carved in the round, with nice long cage at the center holding two balls inside its six "bars", and then two Cheerio like rattles at either end. Nicely done, with a nice warm dry patina, lovely. 8 3 4" l x 1" d. Very good condition, I might guess 2nd quarter 20th century.