Alex's Carved Into, Beautifully Worn 19th Century School Slate with Angled Etched Lines indian temple toy though I have not seen

though I have not seen one more wonderful than this

with stitches still tight

paper thin and shining in the light like gold

and which is actually a brand-name American adaptation of the Native American board game Pachisi

This is the last (except one I framed for myself) from a wonderful batch of c

Alex's Carved Into, Beautifully Worn 19th Century School Slate with Angled Etched Lines indian temple toy though I have not seenThe second of two antique slates listed today; I just can't resist good old ones, especially very well worn ones, with names carved into the frame here, Alex on one side, and an H on the other. And with more diagonal than straight lines etched into the lower half of the slate on the H side, which I find very beautiful. And quite poetically, the hole for hanging at top center wore all the way through, so another was made just below it. Gorgeous patina