A Mid-Victorian Folk Art Slate Letter Press; 'Watch and Pray' c.1860-70 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles against a pale pistachio lemon

against a pale pistachio lemon coloured ground

The late nineteenth century carved and ebonised table of elegant proportions having two-tiers

which produce eggs

the bromides are of great service in controlling epilepsy

A Mid-Victorian Folk Art Slate Letter Press; 'Watch and Pray' c.1860-70 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles against a pale pistachio lemonOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Mid VictorianProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1860 70Width: 4Height: 6Depth: 1. 25The mid Victorian provincial thick slate modelled as a bible, the top engraved 'Watch and Pray' with seven graduated incised lines below, to a double ruled border filled with dots, the black surface beautifully worn with age, and surviving from the third quarter on nineteenth century England. The piece is in totally original order with its lovely time