The Dog, c. 1880 Staffordshire Hand-colored Transferware Alphabet Plate gift for art student There is wear to the

There is wear to the top and bottom spine edge of the paper cover and a little flagging to corners but it remains tightly bound and very stable

including a bit of paint loss along the top right edge where a second word is written in large pencil letters and a little roughness at lower right—but to me that doesn't matter a bit

I believe these blocks are from at least two different sets

perhaps there was once a wooden bottom piece but I'm not sure

The Dog, c. 1880 Staffordshire Hand-colored Transferware Alphabet Plate gift for art student There is wear to theYou know I love an alphabet, and a piece of antique transferware made for a child, and I really love how the hand painting on this dog makes him look shaggy, and really a bit wild! (I also like that the text reads not just "dog" but "THE Dog.") C. 1880s I believe. 7 5 16 d and in excellent antique condition.