Primitive, Much Used Antique Cheese Making Board with Carved Drain erzgebirge barn This one has a blank

This one has a blank circle at the center of one side where the monogram would be carved (and still could be

5 7/8" x 3 15/16"

) I am not certain the age but definitely fairly old--I'd guess early 1900s--and all appear to be addressed to Louise

and to my eye this is a great beauty

above it I believe is the alphabet repeated three times

Primitive, Much Used Antique Cheese Making Board with Carved Drain erzgebirge barn This one has a blankThe dealer I purchased this from (in Vermont) had it marked as a "lye board," but I am near certain it is in fact a 19th c. cheese making board, with hand carved drain. (I've included an image of one for reference at end of photos.) I find it a supremely beautiful thing, like the most elemental drawing in the world, and also like a painting, with the white stain from the cheese making process filling the circle and bleeding out just a bit beyond. The