American Primitive Much Loved Painted Pine Cricket Stool seascape watercolor the parts make a fair

the parts make a fair amount of clacking as they move

These old printed sheets of cutout cardboard animals are so fabulous looking I think I might just leave them as is and frame them

or paint a contemporary masterpiece on it

and with lots of character--but I really fell in love when I opened it to find this beautiful backgammon board inside

American Primitive Much Loved Painted Pine Cricket Stool seascape watercolor the parts make a fairIf I had to choose a favorite piece of furniture, it would probably be the humble but infinitely useful stool, and most of all very old ones like this that have lived long, hardworking lives. I'm not an expert on old paint, but it looks to me like this one shows a couple of layers, white over red, both applied many many years ago, and perhaps corresponding to the ages of the original square head iron nails and then round head ones use as