Beautiful, Much Loved Old Primitive Pine Scoop with Hooked Handle antique text Box measures 11" x 11

Box measures 11" x 11 x 1/2”

8 3/8 x 6 9/16 in (21

but all of the parts seem still to be in place and I think it's really a fabulous piece

uncleaned and a bit dirty

but they're rich and bold and glow-y all at once

Beautiful, Much Loved Old Primitive Pine Scoop with Hooked Handle antique text Box measures 11" x 11I found this old carved pine scoop at a shop in New Hampshire and just couldn't put it down. My photos don't really do justice (I think I haven't mastered the settings on my newish iphone camera very well and it picks up every undertone in wood) but between the form and the wood and the wear, it's a lovely and very honest feeling thing. Looks like it was once stained painted, but that has worn away entirely on the scoop itself, remaining just on the