Three Forms, Six Views, Lovely Little 19th Century Graphite Shadow Study Lapid Israel by Doron dating to as early as

dating to as early as the 1860s

) at about 40 inches

declarative and unwavering

has holes all around the perimeter that would have been threaded with twine or yarn in order to keep the slate from banging on the surface of a school desk--thus chalkboards like this are often called "silent" chalkboards

like this elephant

Three Forms, Six Views, Lovely Little 19th Century Graphite Shadow Study Lapid Israel by Doron dating to as early asJust a lovely small graphite drawing, late 19th century or so, drawn from three geometric solids sitting there on the table in front of its maker I am sure. With the direction of the light shifted from one row to the next so to be a study of shading. 5 1 2" x 3 3 4". Old fold line down the center as shown but will lie flat and would frame nicely.