Striking Early, Large, Hand-Carved Printing Block with Heart, Beds, Flowers prairie wagon toy it is super smooth and

it is super smooth and almost seems petrified

with the velvet face reminding me of old pin cushions I've seen

upper left

Very good condition

I'm not sure that I could love this old painting more

Striking Early, Large, Hand-Carved Printing Block with Heart, Beds, Flowers prairie wagon toy it is super smooth andI've seen some early carved print blocks, but I don't think ever one as large as this, or one I loved nearly as much! My guess is that it was used to print directly on the wall in a home though perhaps to make wall paper whatever the case it would have required some strength and determination to use, as it's fairly cumbersome and heavy. The heart at top framed with a ring of posts just kills me (which together with the overall shape makes this feel