Elsie's Small Antique School Slate with Carved Wooden Nails souvenir box but in overall good shape

but in overall good shape

and the silhouette of the hills in the distance dotted with trees here and there

The last photo is of the backside of the rug

--wooden egg puzzle I believe is Japanese

All arms and legs are well attached via wire pins

Elsie's Small Antique School Slate with Carved Wooden Nails souvenir box but in overall good shapeI love an antique school slate, and think this is a lovely, early one, of a relatively rare small size, with carved wooden nails at the corners that have held the frame together tightly for a very long time. (Earlyish 19th c. I would guess.) It looks to have been owned at some point by an Elsie whose last name is a bit of a challenge to decipher, but seems to spread out across two lines as she ran out of space. 7 1 4" x 5 1 4", very good antique