Wonderful Antique Painted Wood Fragment with Birds in a Row

I'm not entirely sure from what this painted wooden fragment was salvaged--perhaps a piece of moulding, or furniture in a child's room?--but I'm sure glad someone saved it, as it's one of my favorite new old things, and quite old indeed I do believe. Two great shades of old blue paint, and then these wonderful hand-painted marching red birds in great dark red. I find this about as satisfying as a fragment of an ancient frieze, which I actually think it has a bit of the feel of.

10 5/8" l x 3 15/16" t x 13/16" thick. Paint loss and wear along top and bottom edges, all to the good I think. Wired on the back for hanging.