Wolf Rescuing Ram, c. 1860s Framed Antique Prattware Jar Lid, “The Snow Drift” Japanese pigment Center folds to the key

Center folds to the key cards (which allows them to fit in the box) and one small tear to the the purple master card

so would think this dates to the first quarter of the 20th c

I love that the maker of this whimsy used the balls not only to sign it (ELD) and date it (1966)

though is probably more likely a young man--whatever the case looking a perfect mix of pensive and relaxed

with interactive dials allow one to scroll through a range of "special flags" and "alphabet flags" which correspond to flag positions and codes

Wolf Rescuing Ram, c. 1860s Framed Antique Prattware Jar Lid, “The Snow Drift” Japanese pigment Center folds to the keyIts the subject that attracted me to this one, which is a framed English Prattware pot lid, c. 1860, made after a print by Henry Edwin Landseer I believe. Prattware refers to the underglaze polychrome printing process, invented in 1847 by Felix Pratt of Fenton, Staffordshire, and making use of three color plates plus a black key plate. The image has a fantastic sharpness and clarity to it, and of course I love this kindly wolf defying its nature to