Tiny Victorian Carved Bone Egg Charm with Chick! 1967 thinner and crackled in others

thinner and crackled in others

with both ends twisted tightly together until about half way down

and the whole thing is quite a pleasure to use

The mottled matte periwinkle blue glaze is pretty perfect as well

Tiny Victorian Carved Bone Egg Charm with Chick! 1967 thinner and crackled in othersWhat 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