To Celia Woods from Aunt Rena, 1862, Vermont: Perfect Condition Carved Out, Chip Carved Blonde Wood Slide Lid Box with Heart antique kindergarten folio A little minor surface scratching

A little minor surface scratching here and there

beautifully constructed and with a rich patina to the bark--and how to resist a box with a heart

10" wide x 7 1/2" deep x 7" tall

and the Makah basket today

which feels straight from a German Expressionist woodblock print

To Celia Woods from Aunt Rena, 1862, Vermont: Perfect Condition Carved Out, Chip Carved Blonde Wood Slide Lid Box with Heart antique kindergarten folio A little minor surface scratchingI purchased this box from the same PA dealer as the spruce gum box listed today, and while this is not one of those, I do have the strong feeling it was carved by a logger I could swear I've seen a gum box carved by the same hand as this one, with just the same character and quality of chip carved decoration (and even the rectangular format of the decoration feels as if harkening to the gum book form.) In any case, here we have, happily, a date and