Super Primitive Antique Parcheesi Make Do Game Board needlepoint pin cushion with a little corrosion to

with a little corrosion to the pewter near the hinge

Handmade in Peru

and that perhaps the five old horizontal fold lines meant she had to fold it up small and slip it inside a book

and even more fun to open each of the boxes inside the larger box to find lots of antique bone gaming chips inside

The ruffle on Esther's bonnet from which a tuft of hair falls to her forehead

Super Primitive Antique Parcheesi Make Do Game Board needlepoint pin cushion with a little corrosion toOf course old wooden game boards with gorgeous colorful paint are wonderful, but I love the primitiveness and immediacy of this one, with the nothing more than necessary parcheesi board cross scratched into its surface with a sense of urgency, as if its maker was needing to play at that very moment and so carved out the board as expeditiously as possible. The effect really feels rather holy to me. Stains and light scratches all over the surface