19th C. Large School Slate with Jointed Corners wooden tiles Just a great old hand-carved

Just a great old hand-carved frame

7 1/16” x 5 1/6” and in overall good condition

established in 1901 I believe

perhaps by way of Walter Gropius when he came to teach at Harvard

19th C. Large School Slate with Jointed Corners wooden tiles Just a great old hand-carvedA beautiful old school slate because I can never resist a beautiful old school slate! Gorgeous patina to the wood of frame, carved wooden pegs at the jointed corners, traces of old writing across the surface of the slate, equally lovely from both sides, and with plenty of years left in it should one with to hang it in the kitchen, say, to write " to do's" or the groceries list on. With holes at the center of short sides for threading with a string to