Striking Old Hand-painted Green on White Checkerboard Under Glass 1940s embroidery Simultaneously earthy and cheerful

Simultaneously earthy and cheerful

is about the most charming thing I can imagine

22 3/4" t x 10 7/8" w x 8 1/8" d

) I believe the board is quite old but was refinished at some point

On the back inside cover is a great little drawing of a man in orange coat

Striking Old Hand-painted Green on White Checkerboard Under Glass 1940s embroidery Simultaneously earthy and cheerfulPhotos really don't do justice to this one. The board itself is gorgeously painterly green gouache or watercolor on cream paper or board, with a pencil drawn outline around the perimeter, and thin black ink lines around each square. It was set in a heavy, solid wood frame (oak I think), with glass over top, and I believe used to play on this way quite a lot! The glass shows a (to my eye) wonderful pattern of surface scratching over the green (but not