Antique School Slate with Hand-etched Lines and Numbers (and Carved Initials) boot ) and the rest symbolizing

) and the rest symbolizing all manner of attributes and occurrences

with a ribbon on one side

The toes of her barefoot seem to have root-like properties as well

I like that they almost look as if carved of ice

though it is so distinctive and beautifully decorated I think I'd be more inclined to treat it as a design object than to drink out of it--I  might put it to use as a small planter

Antique School Slate with Hand-etched Lines and Numbers (and Carved Initials) boot ) and the rest symbolizingLike stone fruit and bone dominoes, I love old school slates but am very particular about which ones! I think they're beautiful things to begin with, but am interested in ones that are distinctive and were personalized in one way or another. The frame of one side of this one was carved into with the initials LE, and just a deep L on the other, but what sold me are the lines etched by hand into the surface at a slight slant (using a school ruler I'm