Carved Wood Tray Help

Hi,
I'm trying to find out what type of wood this is, also if the design/style of carving is from a certain time period.
It is 16 1/4"L x 5 1/4".
Any information appreciated
thanks for looking

 

It is chip carved,could have been a retired person being bored and carving an old wood tray.

 

Yes, chip carving.
Looks home made and well loved.....

 

Thank-you Holly and Komokwa!

and they turned it into a beautiful piece

 

It looks like a traditional Scandinavian chip carved tray. That design is very typical. What is the writing on the back?

 

scandinavian chip carving

 

Thank-you Bev! Measurements are on the back

 

It's gorgeous!

 

Thanks Lucille!

 

Chip carving has been around for centuries,the tray's design could be from any northern European/Russian origins.Example of German chip carving designs,

https://www.pan.at/freitag/?k=1&i=37

 

I would think more likely Balkan/Eastern European - maybe Romanian, Bulgarian, Yugoslavian, or even Russian. I often see chip-carved pieces from that area offered on the secondary market as Scandinavian...

~Cheryl

 

Definitely Northern European, more refined than Balkans.
Here are examples from Dutch Friesland:

 

Lovely tray, a labour of love .. Joy.

 

Thanks for the replies Holly and Dragonflywink!
Thanks for the examples AJ - the second one is almost an exact match!

 

i'll bet it was made in the same area...

 

Could very well be.
The red part is Friesland (Frisia), very green (not red), very flat, beautiful small historic towns, a lot of crafts. The islands are lovely as well: