Sweet Little Antique Carved Acorn Finial in Gold and Black travel kit bone piece aloe is 3

bone piece aloe is 3 13/16" l

wherever you go

with a 1873 patent date

then painted them silver and red

Sweet Little Antique Carved Acorn Finial in Gold and Black travel kit bone piece aloe is 3I'm not sure what this smallish carved acorn finial once topped, but I love it just as a sculptural little carving, all the better for the old gold and black paint on it. Found in New Hampshire, I believe it is American, and I'd guess late 19th c. The recess at the very center of the top does not appear to be a hole, just a recess, but it does seem to invite piercing it should one wish to, say, fly a little flag on top. 4" t x 2" wide and deep and in