Decorative Gouache Fireside Studios "Practice Board" Flower Tree Painting, 1935 carved turtle 28 inches tall x 11

28 inches tall x 11 inches wide

I am not certain of the wood --it may be cherry

There is some wear and cracking to the paint (more visible here in magnified views than with the naked eye) and some rust on the base

has lost part of its side and is stained along the lower edge of the lid

I think this non-preciousness is made even better when the boards tells stories of the people who made and used them

Decorative Gouache Fireside Studios "Practice Board" Flower Tree Painting, 1935 carved turtle 28 inches tall x 11I bought a bunch of these together, my favorites of which I am listing individually, then I'll list another handful together, your choice, at a common price. A little digging reveals that "Fireside Studios" the maker of these "practice boards was a division of Fireside Industries, Adrian, Michigan, which sold and promoted all manner of decorative projects targeted to women at home. With these practice boards, one was to complete decorative painting