Carved Arts and Crafts Large Wooden Scrapbook Japanese flower frog 7 1/2" long x 5"

7 1/2" long x 5" wide

This brass letter opener would feature in that spread

I purchased it from the estate sale of a woman who had a phenomenal collection of textiles from around the world

the other 11" x 3 1/2" wide

) is in fact an old handmade milking stool

Carved Arts and Crafts Large Wooden Scrapbook Japanese flower frog 7 1/2" long x 5"Whoever created this large wooden scrapbook long ago must have had pretty grand expectations for the arts and crafts projects it would contain, as they put an awfully lot of work into the carving of the cover, and did a very beautiful job, I think! Perhaps they made it to bind the work of a class, or a group of summer campers, or maybe just their own masterpieces. I found it empty, but would certainly love to see it put to use, though I might myself