Primitive, Much Used Antique Cheese Making Board with Carved Drain foster beveridge except that I find it

except that I find it quite beautiful and also quite touching

deep and even basketweave texture

) I think the elongated

well done and only noticeable if looking for it

Primitive, Much Used Antique Cheese Making Board with Carved Drain foster beveridge except that I find itThe dealer I purchased this from (in Vermont) had it marked as a "lye board," but I am near certain it is in fact a 19th c. cheese making board, with hand carved drain. (I've included an image of one for reference at end of photos.) I find it a supremely beautiful thing, like the most elemental drawing in the world, and also like a painting, with the white stain from the cheese making process filling the circle and bleeding out just a bit beyond. The