Antique School Slate with Carved Initials and Wrapped Corners plaster molding Maybe the little girl in

Maybe the little girl in this super folky reverse glass painting is meant to be Little Bo Peep

with the elder home in her nightgown as the younger heads out to a ball

with one hole at bottom center for a screw

it feels rather as if this creature is emitting a primordial scream

/ His inward bosom to disguise

Antique School Slate with Carved Initials and Wrapped Corners plaster molding Maybe the little girl inWhat most draws me to antique school slates are the histories they carry, especially things like initials carved in the frames and old make do repairs, both of which this one special. Usually the mends take the form of corners reinforced with metal strips and extra nails, but this is the first I've come across repaired with string, brilliantly wrapped tight between notches carved into the sides of the frame, and still holding tight. I think perhaps it