Fun, Very 1980s Sponge Painted Wooden Checkerboard sign board is 5/8" thick

board is 5/8" thick

Pear measures 5 7/16" x 3 7/8"

It seems like fate by which I found this "Flying Fickle Finger of Fate"--at an antiques/collectibles shop where I never find anything but popped into on a whim

or perhaps a lab

The handwritten text below the drawing is a (translated) excerpt from a verse of "Auld Lang Syne" a Scots-language poem written by Robert Burns in 1788:

Fun, Very 1980s Sponge Painted Wooden Checkerboard sign board is 5/8" thickYes, everyone covets old primitive boards, but I think this very early 90s hand painted checkerboard makes a pretty strong argument for a more contemporary iteration. Very fun, and quite well done, surely with sponges in hand to create the marbleized effect. And on the back gray felt to keep it for scratching up the table. I might try to find some white marble checkers or chess pieces to play on this one! 18" x 18" x 7 8" and in great condition. The