In and Out, Earlyish 20th Century Chip Carved Oak Hinged Desk Sign art pottery plate I would guess

I would guess

and much lovelier in person

mid 19th c

sloping to one side or the other depending on vantage point

In and Out, Earlyish 20th Century Chip Carved Oak Hinged Desk Sign art pottery plate I would guessI would like to have a proper desk in a proper office just so I could set this on it announcing my comings and goings. Of course one could use it at the poker table too! Or in all sorts of places and ways, including at the voting booth! Fun, and nicely done; I'm a sucker for fields of tiny pinprick type decoration on relief carvings like this, and also love the freeform ness to the lettering, particularly on the OUT. 5 x 3 13 16 x 1 and in very good