Elsie's Small Antique School Slate with Carved Wooden Nails antique wood shoe and which from what I

and which from what I have read was carried by "Press Gangs

Soft stuffing

and good all the way around I think

but I think I like the exuberantly embroidered eyes (and pencil drawn noise and mouth( of her alter ego just as much

definitely Dutch

Elsie's Small Antique School Slate with Carved Wooden Nails antique wood shoe and which from what II love an antique school slate, and think this is a lovely, early one, of a relatively rare small size, with carved wooden nails at the corners that have held the frame together tightly for a very long time. (Earlyish 19th c. I would guess.) It looks to have been owned at some point by an Elsie whose last name is a bit of a challenge to decipher, but seems to spread out across two lines as she ran out of space. 7 1 4" x 5 1 4", very good antique