Rare Antique Oval Shaped Slate with Carved Walnut Frame odd fellows links Just a nicely shaped old

Just a nicely shaped old wooden foundry bottle mold with a nice patina

South Weymouth MA

as it's the Kansas State bird

would make an especially nice valentine of sorts for whoever is one's "Best of All

Made of ash splint and woven sweetgrass

Rare Antique Oval Shaped Slate with Carved Walnut Frame odd fellows links Just a nicely shaped oldI've bought and sold and otherwise admired a lot of antique slates, but never have I come across one with a rounded corner frame like this one, hand carved of walnut, I believe, in two parts joined by interlocking wooden pins. Since finding this one I've hunted around online and found just a couple of images of other 19th c round ish slates, but none with frames joined in quite this way. To my eye it's extraordinary beautiful, and all the better for