Toby the Black Dog, Marvin's 1984 Painted Relief Carving cyanotype photos but I think it's really

but I think it's really quite a charming thing

I believe they were/are practice efforts in advance of making theorem paintings or decorating tinware (tole painting) and incorporate a combination of painting done with stencils and by hand

And this one is quite a singular thing

with these bared fangs open at us

Each cufflink is marked 585 on the stem

Toby the Black Dog, Marvin's 1984 Painted Relief Carving cyanotype photos but I think it's reallyHandwritten at the very center of the back of the wood panel from which this sweet black dog was carved is TOBY and what a dear and loyal friend Toby must have been. No words necessary to explain the appeal of this one, just a charmer of a painted folk art relief carving and completely winning companion. 11 3 4" t (not including hook) x 5 1 2" wide. Excellent vintage condition. Signed Marvin plus initialed MPF and dated 1984 on reverse.