19th c. Primitive Cricket Stool with Old Paint and Lots of Nails royal doulton and still bound

and still bound

3 3/4" across at base and 5 1/2" across from edge to edge of lip (vase opening measures 3 1/4" inside from of the glass lip

At nearly a foot tall and quite heavy

This is one of a handful of small seaweed pressings I purchased together

and the more I look at it

19th c. Primitive Cricket Stool with Old Paint and Lots of Nails royal doulton and still boundMy current obsession with old cricket stool continues, and I think this is a sweet one. The top was covered with fabric, or perhaps a needlepoint at some point, hence the profusion of nails and nail holes around the sides, the effect of which really like as it lends it some extra tooth! Old orange paint on the legs, and dark green on the sides (over orange I think), with a little of both still on the top, too, though mostly not. As always, I'm looking