Late 18th to Earl 19th century Scandinavian Wood Mangle Board with Anchor Design Grand Tour Jacob Conrad Bodemer (1777-1824) Enamel

Jacob Conrad Bodemer (1777-1824) Enamel on Copper Signed and dated 1812

Amethyst stones

Highly detailed needlepoint depicts a man and woman in their daily activities

with perpendicular folds throughout and some discoloration

Late 18th to Earl 19th century Scandinavian Wood Mangle Board with Anchor Design Grand Tour Jacob Conrad Bodemer (1777-1824) EnamelWe are offering A look into the past A unique Scandinavian mangle board, hand painted with carved decoration. A mangle board, is a traditional Northern European household tool to smooth and flatten damp linen by rolling it tightly around a dowel and then working the board back and forth over the cloth to press out wrinkles As a courtship gift a young man would carve or commission a decorated mangle board for the woman he wished to marry. Approx.