Sweet Small Hand-painted Folk Art Solitaire Jumping Game Board mouse The box also shows lots

The box also shows lots of wear

And of course the position to the vertical post in relation to his body makes it seem a bit phallic/erotic

and I especially love the bit of bleed around the edges of the black black paint

I believe these are vinyl transfers (transferred by applying heat to the back)

really love the bleed of the blue paint onto the unpainted outlines of some of the letters

Sweet Small Hand-painted Folk Art Solitaire Jumping Game Board mouse The box also shows lotsI really love this little board, just the right size for solitary play (made for a classic peg jumping solitaire) and with a nice visceral ness to the wavery black painted lines, reading almost like tar. Found in Vermont just like this, no pegs, but I happened to have separately found a lovely 19th century set of carved bone pegs that fit the holes on this board perfectly I've listed them separately today, but included are photos of the board with