SOLD Curious Antique Relief Carved Pine Round with Painted Birds and Vines parts a few very very minor

a few very very minor stains/toning

Quite stable and sound

who kept this large penmanship and math notebook in 1816

I think the color on these--yellow on one side and red on the other

Among my favorite finds of late

SOLD Curious Antique Relief Carved Pine Round with Painted Birds and Vines parts a few very very minorBetween the birds and the star and the color, my guess is that this carving in Pennsylvania Dutch. And with a good amount of wear around the perimeter, suggesting a good lot of handling, and the birds facing in every direction, I might guess it served a functional purpose, perhaps as a lid (or as a print block?) I am not sure. The wood is old, pine I believe, and the manner of the hand carving makes it feel like my favorite sort of drawing. Highly