Wolf Rescuing Ram, c. 1860s Framed Antique Prattware Jar Lid, “The Snow Drift” folk art wooden bird The box measures 11 3/4"

The box measures 11 3/4" long x 7 3/4" wide x 3 1/4" tall

great rich color (a bit of a plum tint to the brown)

Wonderfully graphic sitting a shelf

I especially love the text on the one at upper right: "you are the candidate for mine / I vote for you for Valentine

It features three dates:  Mar

Wolf Rescuing Ram, c. 1860s Framed Antique Prattware Jar Lid, “The Snow Drift” folk art wooden bird The box measures 11 3/4"Its 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