19th c. Primitive Cricket Stool with Old Paint and Lots of Nails teepees Framed as found in a

Framed as found in a period frame

still bright and clear

so perhaps it was somehow glued/adhered flush to a mount

with gold leaf added on the teeth and eyes

I think likely the top and right edges were trimmed at some point

19th c. Primitive Cricket Stool with Old Paint and Lots of Nails teepees Framed as found in aMy 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