Antique School Slate with Carved Initials and Wrapped Corners plaster molding Much weathered surface

Much weathered surface

Missing the tip of an ear on one side

with one hole at bottom center for a screw

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

nailed to one another all the way around with nice fat nails

Antique School Slate with Carved Initials and Wrapped Corners plaster molding Much weathered surfaceWhat 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