19th C. Bird with "Good News" Banner, Hand-colored Etching Compliments Card handmade book cover which keeps making me think

which keeps making me think of him as an ever-ready baseball catcher

and I have not found another original set out there for sale--just in design museum collections

and into which they fit perfectly

and I especially like the look of the shapes when taken out of the board and just assembled on their own

19th C. Bird with "Good News" Banner, Hand-colored Etching Compliments Card handmade book cover which keeps making me thinkA little thing, but really a beauty, which I believe dates to the 1860s or so. I'd love to know what the good news was that Julia E. Day who signed it in pencil at lower right was delivering! I believe it is an etching rather than a drawing, very carefully hand colored with watercolors. This would be really lovely framed and would make a great gift to for many happy occasions! 2 5 8" x 1 9 16". Light age toning staining around the edges; overall very