Old Carving of Old Smiling Woman with Bonnet style and in 1868 the IOOF

and in 1868 the IOOF voted to establish Degree Lodges of the Daughters of Rebekah

Hardbound with a terrific mustard yellow fabric cover and printed and distributed by Doubleday & Co

I purchased this piece at an estate sale in Ipswich

which is more typically the case

I think it is really a beautiful thing

Old Carving of Old Smiling Woman with Bonnet style and in 1868 the IOOFI paid about as much for this little old woman as I am selling her for, but there is no way I could leave her behind that face! Squinting, but wide open. I like how her bonnet reads a bit like a big head of hair, too. I'd like to think she was the carver's mother or grandmother, maybe as she appeared ready to go to church. 5 1 2" tall x 1 3 8" wide x 3 4" deep. There is a small nick in her bonnet from I think quite a while ago, as it, like the rest of