Antique Concealment Shoe Found in New Hampshire Homestead intense which also make pretty nice

which also make pretty nice little pedestals

plus painted white stripes on the front columns and painted detailing on the front door

They've got all the attributes I love--nearly square corners

and with a pencil drawing of a pirate on the back

though leans a little to one side

Antique Concealment Shoe Found in New Hampshire Homestead intense which also make pretty niceI loved finding this one, a "concealment shoe" discovered in the wall of a 1700s homestead in New Hampshire, which I purchased from a MA based dealer during New Hampshire Antiques week. With examples dating to as early as the 1300s in Europe, concealment shoes have been discovered in chimneys, under floors, above ceilings, around doors and windows, in roofs, etc, and are believed to have been placed as charms of sorts, either to protect the occupants