Make Do Folk Art Carved and Painted Two-Faced Baluster Man drawing of woman It is in excellent condition

It is in excellent condition and measures 8 3/8" tall x 4" across x 2" deep and has a hole in the back for hanging

there is light wear to the surface of the chalkboard but it is in very good condition overall and ready to put chalk to

I quite like the inherent dilemma it represents: a lovely

Mott--once very small in the bottom left corner of the painting

Make Do Folk Art Carved and Painted Two-Faced Baluster Man drawing of woman It is in excellent conditionI could not resist bringing this piece into my care, at least for a bit! A great example of creative "make do" resourcefulness, it's an old stair baluster into which little faces were carved on both sides of one end, each with its own personality: one seeming almost on the verge of cracking a smile; the other looking quite distressed! (The eyebrows are my favorite.) And at the other end, what could definitely read as a phallus! Late 19th century or so