Woman in Blue Bonnet with Dog, 19th Century Folk Watercolor educational toy I have not found another

I have not found another quite like it

It measures 3" wide x 3 1/16" tall x 1 3/4" thick and in very good condition

with the only sign of age/use being a couple of prices written in pencil on one side of the box

which creates a spiral pattern as it joins one pine needle bundle to the next

he will still perform all manner of acrobatic feat

Woman in Blue Bonnet with Dog, 19th Century Folk Watercolor educational toy I have not found anotherThe latest in the ongoing series of folk art depictions of women and their dogs that I've had in the shop, my very favorite subject. There is a seascape sketched out in pencil in this one (one can just make out a ship, more of a coast line, and a shining sun), but never finished, leaving the woman and her charming, eager dog a bit unsituated. I rather like how the blue green mass at left arches over them like a giant wave though, or a protective