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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 1563742, member: 111&quot;]Eh, my only real knowledge of carving is in Scandinavian wooden spoons, and that&#039;s only because I&#039;ve spent countless hours studying them in particular - so I honestly have no idea of the origin of J.Dagger&#039;s item or the Lohrens/Hartman piece.&nbsp; But to address the latter piece, there is no provenance other than as stated, it was found &quot;at a high end estate sale featuring primitive furniture and more&quot;, which would seem to indicate likely a collector, and really in no way suggests that the item had to have its origin in New Jersey or anywhere else in America, nor does it mean that if Dutch, that it was brought over here in an 18th century emigration (and I see no reason that it wouldn&#039;t survive the journey) rather than at any later point, including recently.&nbsp; Personally, believe AJ&#039;s suggestion of being a full name is more likely than that of commemorating a wedding - but if I wanted to prove it American, would still think that looking for the name/names in genealogical records would be the place to start.</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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