Primitive White Painted Red Elm Tiered Milking Stool truck The plate measures 7 1/2"

The plate measures 7 1/2" x 7" x 3/4" deep

I'd put it atop a stack of books on the bookshelf or on a ledge somewhere--a charming reminder to be brave and get after it

whose recently deceased father had been an architect and great collector

including some terrific Ecuadorian textiles and ceramics

best known for his viking figures

Primitive White Painted Red Elm Tiered Milking Stool truck The plate measures 7 1/2"Had I not spent a couple of years working on a farm, I am not sure I would have known that this unusual tiered painted wood object (while also a remarkable piece of sculpture!) is in fact an old handmade milking stool. While we did not have cows to milk on the veggie farm where I lived and worked, a milking stool came in pretty handy for fitting between narrow aisles in our greenhouses and sitting upon for labor intensive picking, like green beans! Im