Antique Union Shield Escutcheon Plate (for Door Latch) wooden dice Nice aged condition and in

Nice aged condition and in good structural shape

missing the arm or larger mechanism to which it once attached

It's surface shows some age

with beautiful ripples to the surface  right around them too

Antique Union Shield Escutcheon Plate (for Door Latch) wooden dice Nice aged condition and inI'm finding myself drawn to antique emblems of America of late, I think clinging to an optimistic idea of America that seems to rapidly slipping away. I know that this antique shield was made as the escucheon for a door latch. (Now, seems like a good thing to hitch the dog leash to!) I find those incised stars (each one slightly different from the next) and hatched lines really beautiful. And a gorgeous patina too. Heavy for its size, I though at