Art Deco-esque Old Pattern Carved Panel (Carver's Sampler) large carved head the New York Public Library

the New York Public Library

a few with hand-written numbers in pencil on them

It was owned by a Jacob K

but it is stable and sound and not fragile and all the more radiant in person

and they feel very much akin to old geometric solids and the like

Art Deco-esque Old Pattern Carved Panel (Carver's Sampler) large carved head the New York Public LibraryI like this old carved panel just for the looks of it, but also for being a sampler of sorts, akin to a sewing sampler, in this case I believe for practicing the carving of decorative ornament or trim. And, like an needlepoint sampler, this one is satisfying both for the individual elements and the overall composition, patterns fit into a larger geometric order. With some more on the back, too. 12" x 10. Carved of pine I believe, with a nice warm dry