Antique Schoolhouse Slate "Silent" Chalkboard polka dotted and rear of the back

and rear of the back

I purchased the piece at an wonderful estate sale that included a number of fine woven textiles as well as an eclectic collection of notable modern and contemporary art and design objects from around the world

This is a vintage bowl by Don Williams

Day on the first yellow bead

The pages have been cut at a bit of an angle

Antique Schoolhouse Slate "Silent" Chalkboard polka dotted and rear of the backThis is a charming antique schoolhouse slate chalkboard with a wood frame. The chalkboard, which would have been used by an individual student, has holes all around the perimeter that would have been threaded with twine or yarn in order to keep the slate from banging on the surface of a school desk thus chalkboards like this are often called "silent" chalkboards! The front side of the slate is solid black; on the lower half of the reverse side are