Large Antique Carved Wooden Boot With Many Nail Buttons for the dining table Though one might not have

Though one might not have a lot of practical use for a 1906 calendar

it appears that this is a fragment of what was once a longer piece

with the instruction that on fair days the woman should be turned into the sun

I really like the way the rubber has worn and color faded

Large Antique Carved Wooden Boot With Many Nail Buttons for the dining table Though one might not haveI'm never quire sure with a carved boot of this near full sized scale whether it was a folk creation or a cobbler's display piece, but whatever the case, all those tiny nails running up the length of the front, as if just waiting to be laced, really do it for me. There's a corresponding trail of nail punched holes (recesses) running along side them, and more of the same decorating the toe and sides. Nicely carved heel too. 8" l x 5 1 4" t x 2 3 8" w.