Decorative Gouache Fireside Studios "Practice Board" Flower Tree Painting, 1935 carved turtle I am not certain of

I am not certain of the wood --it may be cherry

28 inches tall x 11 inches wide

and I believe it is strips of some sort of plastic that run along its spine

embodying endless treasures out in the world waiting to be found

all the more so for being done on lined paper

Decorative Gouache Fireside Studios "Practice Board" Flower Tree Painting, 1935 carved turtle I am not certain ofI bought a bunch of these together, my favorites of which I am listing individually, then I'll list another handful together, your choice, at a common price. A little digging reveals that "Fireside Studios" the maker of these "practice boards was a division of Fireside Industries, Adrian, Michigan, which sold and promoted all manner of decorative projects targeted to women at home. With these practice boards, one was to complete decorative painting