Charming Folk Art Dollhouse Chaise Lounge, “Christmas 1917” horsehair brush with oak handle or perhaps the teacher

or perhaps the teacher

but I love whoever did

striking and funny and tender and true all at once

5” t x 1 1/8” wide and deep and in great

crisp and clean and bright

Charming Folk Art Dollhouse Chaise Lounge, “Christmas 1917” horsehair brush with oak handle or perhaps the teacherI love the form of a chaise lounge, and think this tabletop dollhouse scale one, found in Maine, is just lovely thing both as lovingly carved and constructed folk art object and as a sort of iconic symbol of lounging, which perhaps we should all be reminded to do a bit more of! Constructed of two hand carved pieces joined by small nails plus four individually carved legs. I think the hard wood may be black walnut. And on the underside, hand written in