6-Color Folk Art
Parcheesi Gameboard

Probably New England, 19th century.

Paint decorated in particularly rich strong colors. Gleaming varnish surface with texture formed from wide ranges of heat and cold, the entire producing a captivating piece of folk art. The reverse painted with the game of draughts, an early and extended checkers-like game. Square-nailed picture frame molding. About 18 ½ inches square.