Antique Hand-Carved Frowning Woman triple portrait made with real slate that

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)

with a nice warm

It holds them on very well--this bear is very sturdy and all the legs move smoothly

The frame itself fits a photo of up to 3

they were a predecessor to jack straws and pick up sticks

Antique Hand-Carved Frowning Woman triple portrait made with real slate thatI assume this piece was once part of a piece of furniture perhaps the arm of a chair, such than many hands rested atop her head, or maybe she topped a post, taking a few bumps to the nose over the years. Whatever the case, I really love her face, with strong brow, deeply carved tear drop shaped eyes, and this wonderfully pouty mouth! I'm not sure of her origins but I'd think European and definitely an antique one, and making a terrific addition to a