Rare Antique Oval Shaped Slate with Carved Walnut Frame odd fellows links South Weymouth MA

South Weymouth MA

the Black Hills of South Dakota

The winder for the music box is on the bottom and works great

Each sheet measures 16 1/2" l x 8 3/4" w x 1/16" thick

Rare Antique Oval Shaped Slate with Carved Walnut Frame odd fellows links South Weymouth MAI've bought and sold and otherwise admired a lot of antique slates, but never have I come across one with a rounded corner frame like this one, hand carved of walnut, I believe, in two parts joined by interlocking wooden pins. Since finding this one I've hunted around online and found just a couple of images of other 19th c round ish slates, but none with frames joined in quite this way. To my eye it's extraordinary beautiful, and all the better for