Striking Old Hand-painted Green on White Checkerboard Under Glass school assigment and that "Auburn" most likely

and that "Auburn" most likely refers to Auburn

The hand-painted details are really wonderful

just missing glass panes

on September 22

8 7/8" wide x 11 7/8" tall x 1/4" thick

Striking Old Hand-painted Green on White Checkerboard Under Glass school assigment and that "Auburn" most likelyPhotos 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