Antique Wood Framed Double Sided School Slate toy bear I especially love the simply

I especially love the simply carved bird on the top

Wire strung for hanging

I don't know a lot about the origins of this fantastic basket

and one of my very favorite things I've found

Bowls measure 4 1/4" across at lip

Antique Wood Framed Double Sided School Slate toy bear I especially love the simplyI love these old school slates, made with real slate that retains a sense of many many years of school lessons performed across its surface and I believe this is an especially old one (19th c I think), so all the more so. I especially love the simple wood frame on this one just what it needs to be, and not quite square, plus one bottom corner of the frame exposes the edge of the slate inside, making its authenticity all the more apparent. The jointed