Set of 21 Large Handmade, Hand-colored Paper Litho on Wood Alphabet Blocks, c. Mid 19th Century wooden saddle Hand built of earthenware/terra cotta

Hand built of earthenware/terra cotta

with a little hand-painted American flag waving at the stern

this one I feel quite sure done by a teacher because of its fineness

5 5/8" x 5"

Attest John Cary

Set of 21 Large Handmade, Hand-colored Paper Litho on Wood Alphabet Blocks, c. Mid 19th Century wooden saddle Hand built of earthenware/terra cottaAs I too often am sorry to say, photos do no justice at all to these blocks, which have an old light varnish finish over top, so are hard to shoot details give a somewhat better sense, and there is a whole lot of charm in the details here! Terrific imagery, terrific words, with the face of each handmade block a hand colored print, I think likely paper cut from an early children's picture alphabet book then mounted to the hand cut wooden blocks. (I can