Rare Mid 19th Century "Infant's Alphabet" With Two Handmade Additions to Make Complete slab dish who created similar graphic illustrations

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easy to add a few small nails as needed

great architectural form

All the better for the what looks like a blood dripping from his forehead and a larger splotch of it on his chest

Rare Mid 19th Century "Infant's Alphabet" With Two Handmade Additions to Make Complete slab dish who created similar graphic illustrationsTo my eye a complete charming thing, and I've never seen another set like this somewhat akin to antique carved bone alphabets, meant to teach spelling, but in this case a paper alphabet with hand colored pictures to boot. The label on the lid of the turned wooden box reads "Infant's Alphabet", with the image of a girl holding doll at center. Inside, 28 rounds cut of heavy paper card, with letters of the alphabet on one side and hand colored engraved