Large Antique Carved Wooden Boot With Many Nail Buttons century of progress exhibition it must have been a

it must have been a lovely farm

and a delight to draw with too

one small hole in the cloth below the top left tree

Painting is in good condition with a bit of paint loss at far right

and extremely viscerally satisfying

Large Antique Carved Wooden Boot With Many Nail Buttons century of progress exhibition it must have been aI'm never quire sure with a carved boot of this near full sized scale whether it was a folk creation or a cobbler's display piece, but whatever the case, all those tiny nails running up the length of the front, as if just waiting to be laced, really do it for me. There's a corresponding trail of nail punched holes (recesses) running along side them, and more of the same decorating the toe and sides. Nicely carved heel too. 8" l x 5 1 4" t x 2 3 8" w.