Tiny Victorian Carved Bone Egg Charm with Chick! vintage finds Toward the bottom of the

Toward the bottom of the short sides of the bottle Chinese characters are carved

This is the original--ink pen on cream paper/board

perhaps troubled

I'd really love to have a whole bunch of these

It is unmarked

Tiny Victorian Carved Bone Egg Charm with Chick! vintage finds Toward the bottom of theWhat 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