Sweet Old Pair of Wooden Mitten Stretchers/Dryers putti with an aubergine border and

with an aubergine border and an array of patterns in yellow

reminding me that there are a very limited number of these sorts of things out there

but when the aesthetics are just right I can't resist

Plus a gold painted antenna

Sweet Old Pair of Wooden Mitten Stretchers/Dryers putti with an aubergine border andI dread the depths of winter, but I also very much love the feeling of being warm and cozy inside when the snow is falling and the wind is whipping a feeling which these antique mitten stretchers immediately evoke for me. I've seen ones similar described as Shaker, and I've had a few true Shaker sweater stretches with a similar feel about them, but I don't know. Eexcellent shapes whatever the case, with great dry patina to the pine wood, and certainly