Antique Heavy Brass Horseshoe Mounted to Ship Painting on Wood four sided ruler the finished blonde wood has

the finished blonde wood has a nice sheen

carved of cherry I believe

with the backs of several of the colored hearts showing that they were cut from some other sort of printed matter too

This was a fun one to find yesterday in Maine

but I think photos make it look dirtier than it is

Antique Heavy Brass Horseshoe Mounted to Ship Painting on Wood four sided ruler the finished blonde wood hasA perfect one for a sailor, to bring good luck whenever he or she sets out to sea, though surely a sailboat is also a good metaphor for venturing out in the world generally, so a good one for everyone! This is quite an old horseshoe, hand forged of iron I believe and painted what is now a much mellowed gold. It was mounted to a piece of wood, pine I think, now with a very dark dry patina on the back where exposed, and on the facing side this lovely