Petite and Very Sweet Primitive 19th Century Cricket Stool in Old Green Paint handmade rabbit With the original lemony yellow

With the original lemony yellow paint visible on the underside--which with a few traces of that yellow on the interior near the lip

the top of the box falling apart

All of which make it feel as if carried around for many years

where the paint build up is about 3/4 of an inch deep

and feeling as if both nodding to Royal Copenhagen blue and white

Petite and Very Sweet Primitive 19th Century Cricket Stool in Old Green Paint handmade rabbit With the original lemony yellowMy quest for good old stools never ends, and I'm particular about them, picking up most every one I see until I find one where the form and proportions and paint and nails add up, to my eye at least, just right. As I think they do with this 19th century one, purchased from a favorite country dealer in central MA, who shares my love of primitive stools. Nice small scale, great old green paint, honest wear, square head nails augmented with a few round