Large Antique Carved Wooden Boot With Many Nail Buttons for the dining table and then one discovers that

and then one discovers that the vessel's interior is glazed a beautiful blue-green--such a lovely

with the instruction that on fair days the woman should be turned into the sun

Connecticut

I really like the way the rubber has worn and color faded

I can't say for sure she made this

Large Antique Carved Wooden Boot With Many Nail Buttons for the dining table and then one discovers thatI'm never quire sure with a carved boot of this near full sized scale whether it was a folk creation or a cobbler's display piece, but whatever the case, all those tiny nails running up the length of the front, as if just waiting to be laced, really do it for me. There's a corresponding trail of nail punched holes (recesses) running along side them, and more of the same decorating the toe and sides. Nicely carved heel too. 8" l x 5 1 4" t x 2 3 8" w.