Antique Concealment Shoe Found in New Hampshire Homestead portland and a nice

and a nice

Is he on his way to a secret tryst

Signed with what looks like "Jani" and stamped "Brandon Stoneware" - a pottery studio in Brandon

but no need to worry about anything in between

I just think they are incredibly beautiful objects as well as very fun to play

Antique Concealment Shoe Found in New Hampshire Homestead portland and a niceI loved finding this one, a "concealment shoe" discovered in the wall of a 1700s homestead in New Hampshire, which I purchased from a MA based dealer during New Hampshire Antiques week. With examples dating to as early as the 1300s in Europe, concealment shoes have been discovered in chimneys, under floors, above ceilings, around doors and windows, in roofs, etc, and are believed to have been placed as charms of sorts, either to protect the occupants