Old Handmade Wooden Doll Cradle, Signed EL antique iron complete with a trophy exactly

complete with a trophy exactly at the center

The larger of the two hearts features checkerboard paper weaving on both sides

which is invariably full of fine and unusual things

or in direct sun

There are also a few very small scattered holes/tears in the paper as documented

Old Handmade Wooden Doll Cradle, Signed EL antique iron complete with a trophy exactlyThere are more than a few old doll cradles out there, but this one struck me as especially charming, and of just the right scale, with very sweetly carved rockers nailed to the underside, and its original pain on the exterior, which now shows as sort of a putty color. Early 20th century I would think, with all pieces joined by tiny nails, and EL on the underside (the E carved in, the L just written in pencil). Very sturdy and sound, and great home for