Set of 21 Large Handmade, Hand-colored Paper Litho on Wood Alphabet Blocks, c. Mid 19th Century Sioux native probably in Pennsylvania

probably in Pennsylvania

7 3/8" x 4 3/4"

I had it sitting on a table amid a handful of wooden objects for a bit and they were all better for the proximity

tucked under one arm

with interior seams up one side and along the bottom and hemmed top edges

Set of 21 Large Handmade, Hand-colored Paper Litho on Wood Alphabet Blocks, c. Mid 19th Century Sioux native probably in PennsylvaniaAs 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