Victorian Treen Shoe with Nail and Pin Prick Dedication tabletop tabletop games and would be inclined to

and would be inclined to see that both figures see equal time in the sun

The figures are painted on both sides with great detail and made of a heavyweight stock such that they are quite stiff and sturdy

There is a small nick in her bonnet from I think quite a while ago

The darning exercises on the bottom half were truly that--one can see that the linen was intentionally torn to begin with

who began carving in the late 70s

Victorian Treen Shoe with Nail and Pin Prick Dedication tabletop tabletop games and would be inclined toAnother lovely treen shoe, this one made not as a snuff box but perhaps as a pin cushion, though if so all traces of that are long gone or maybe just as a love token of sorts, as there is a dedication on the sole, spelled out in pin pricked holes. I love the blue paint against the varnished wood, and of course all of those little nails giving pattern to the toe and sides, and especially the larger nails marching up the front, the tails of which one