Art Deco-esque Old Pattern Carved Panel (Carver's Sampler) large carved head a few with hand-written numbers

a few with hand-written numbers in pencil on them

with the balls in their cages flipping from one side to the other as it goes

I am not enough of a Civil War expert to unpack it

the New York Public Library

) The other is similar in idea

Art Deco-esque Old Pattern Carved Panel (Carver's Sampler) large carved head a few with hand-written numbersI 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