Antique Wooden Erzgebirge Noah's Ark with Two Guardians banded designs Some wear and a little

Some wear and a little tearing to the dust jacket but book itself is in very good

I believe the bristles are straw of some type

more individualistic

Just think of all that has been written across the surfaces of this (real) slate

I believe this painting is American and likely dates to the late-ish 1800s

Antique Wooden Erzgebirge Noah's Ark with Two Guardians banded designs Some wear and a littleI am certain this old Noah's Ark is German, as it is so similar in form and manner to antique Erzgebirge examples, most of which one finds painted, but not always. It does appear that the roof (and maybe more) on this one might once have been papered, as there is a scalloped bit still hanging on at one end on one side. It is definitely an old one, late 19th very early 20th century I believe, with a roof that flips open and latches closed, for storing