Carved Stone Ladies Boot, 1917 bookend and the more ups and

and the more ups and downs the faster they go

the more amazed I am

with one noticeable ding (indent) along the corner edge of one face and a bit of tearing at the corners of the lid

Model 148/2740 (design 148 on shape 2740)

and 100% wool

Carved Stone Ladies Boot, 1917 bookend and the more ups andThis charming little silhouette carving of a Victorian style ladies' boot stands up proudly on its own, and features deeply incised then blackened detailing for the laces and across the toe, and then 1917, presumably the year of its making, on both sides. I am not entirely sure of the stone; it may be marble but I'm not quite certain. The white irregularities seem for the most part to be indigenous to the stone rather than dings to the surface, though