C. 1940s American Crayon Co Wooden Box of 36 Fat White Freart Chalk Sticks in Sawdust carved sword Mid-late 19th century or so

Mid-late 19th century or so I would guess

I've been thinking lately about the potential eroticism of landscapes

Plus views of the English coast (Dover

This is a really nice one

but I am not an expert in dating samplers

C. 1940s American Crayon Co Wooden Box of 36 Fat White Freart Chalk Sticks in Sawdust carved sword Mid-late 19th century or soI'm a real sucker for a box full of white chalk, to my eye a perfect found object that I would be disinclined to disrupt. This is first I've found with very fat white chalk, and with every single stick in place, original sawdust packed around them. A minimalist sculpture, a box of creative potential, a feat of product packaging. In wooden crate with jointed corners and smart looking American Crayon Company paper label: Freart for Free Expression Work