Charming Folk Art Dollhouse Chaise Lounge, “Christmas 1917” horsehair brush with oak handle A little paint loss here

A little paint loss here and there and a little splitting to the surface of the wood

5” t x 1 1/8” wide and deep and in great

striking and funny and tender and true all at once

or perhaps the teacher

and makes me feel very very tenderly toward this little book

Charming Folk Art Dollhouse Chaise Lounge, “Christmas 1917” horsehair brush with oak handle A little paint loss hereI love the form of a chaise lounge, and think this tabletop dollhouse scale one, found in Maine, is just lovely thing both as lovingly carved and constructed folk art object and as a sort of iconic symbol of lounging, which perhaps we should all be reminded to do a bit more of! Constructed of two hand carved pieces joined by small nails plus four individually carved legs. I think the hard wood may be black walnut. And on the underside, hand written in