Just Some Satisfying Very Old Blocks carved ladies shoe First half 19th c

First half 19th c

On the reverse it is signed by a David Schultz in blue ink and dated 1860--(along with numbers running 1-9 first forwards then backwards)--suggesting perhaps that its maker was in fact David and perhaps that it was made to mark the birth or life of Abraham

) I am not entirely certain if this is a drawing made after an earlier painting

it is quite a lovely thing--super elegant and refined

One of two horizontal struts on the underside of the lid

Just Some Satisfying Very Old Blocks carved ladies shoe First half 19th cOld and weathered and beautiful for just those reasons. Once there was litho on a few of these, leaving some nice color and interesting surfaces behind. Good for arranging and using as little pedestals for other things. These just make me happy and I like to look at them. Pinkish: 2 1 4" l. Green: 1 5 8" x 1 5 8". Most or all of them 19th c. I believe.