Striking Old Hand-painted Green on White Checkerboard Under Glass school assigment giving it a modernist crispness

giving it a modernist crispness in certain contexts and and a great earthiness in others

and with the weight balanced squarely on her on her shoulders she serves as quite a sturdy handle for carrying the load

4 1/2" long x 3 3/8" tall x 3 1/4" wide

with many of the toys from both companies are quite similar but for a name difference

Striking Old Hand-painted Green on White Checkerboard Under Glass school assigment giving it a modernist crispnessPhotos really don't do justice to this one. The board itself is gorgeously painterly green gouache or watercolor on cream paper or board, with a pencil drawn outline around the perimeter, and thin black ink lines around each square. It was set in a heavy, solid wood frame (oak I think), with glass over top, and I believe used to play on this way quite a lot! The glass shows a (to my eye) wonderful pattern of surface scratching over the green (but not