Sweet Small Hand-painted Folk Art Solitaire Jumping Game Board pen nib box This is a hand-drawn re-telling

This is a hand-drawn re-telling of Roman poet Virgil's epic The Aenied (specifically Part 1)

This just makes me happy

as there are small holes in the fabric where stings or wires would have been attached

She's got an ink stain on the back of one arm (looks like a large birthmark to me

or an colorful object to set somewhere

Sweet Small Hand-painted Folk Art Solitaire Jumping Game Board pen nib box This is a hand-drawn re-tellingI really love this little board, just the right size for solitary play (made for a classic peg jumping solitaire) and with a nice visceral ness to the wavery black painted lines, reading almost like tar. Found in Vermont just like this, no pegs, but I happened to have separately found a lovely 19th century set of carved bone pegs that fit the holes on this board perfectly I've listed them separately today, but included are photos of the board with