Fred Lant's 1898 Hand-carved Folk Art Clock Dial gift for maker it could either be hung

it could either be hung on the wall or used as a rug--I'd especially love it as the first thing one crosses walking in the door

but I'm not entirely sure

I would guess 1920s-40s

He took note of the "v" insignias on the sleeves of both men's frock coats

it's holding up and on just fine

Fred Lant's 1898 Hand-carved Folk Art Clock Dial gift for maker it could either be hungI've always got an eye out for folk art clock dials like this, which I believe would have been used for teaching learning how to read time on a clock. I love the simple earnestness of this one, and that it is shaped like the silhouette of a house, and especially those cut tin hands of the dial, the elongated form of which I think lends a certain elegance and grace to the whole thing. The roman numerals of the dial appear to have been incised then