Late 18th to Earl 19th century Scandinavian Wood Mangle Board with Anchor Design Chinese Junk frame depth: 2 inches

frame depth: 2 inches

which resembles a refined

Art Nouveau

Still taped to its old mat

Jonathan Hayne a master spoon maker in London England

Late 18th to Earl 19th century Scandinavian Wood Mangle Board with Anchor Design Chinese Junk frame depth: 2 inchesWe are offering A look into the past A unique Scandinavian mangle board, hand painted with carved decoration. A mangle board, is a traditional Northern European household tool to smooth and flatten damp linen by rolling it tightly around a dowel and then working the board back and forth over the cloth to press out wrinkles As a courtship gift a young man would carve or commission a decorated mangle board for the woman he wished to marry. Approx.