Very Old Carved Boot with Iron Nails, Presumed Pipe Tamper monk The stone is a beautiful

The stone is a beautiful deep marbled green

As evident there is a little staining  to the paper on a couple at the top and toning around the edges

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Very Old Carved Boot with Iron Nails, Presumed Pipe Tamper monk The stone is a beautiful(Hard to photograph because that black paint absorbs all the light so I set it atop a block, which maybe helps a bit.) I believe this is quite an early carved boot American I believe, and earlyish 19th c. I would guess and I believe it was meant to function as a pipe tamper. I really love the form, very folky and a little awkward, but also with this great high heel. And I especially love the old iron nails that run both down the front and around the