Wolf Rescuing Ram, c. 1860s Framed Antique Prattware Jar Lid, “The Snow Drift” folk art wooden bird or open books

or open books

It features three dates:  Mar

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

of course

Wolf Rescuing Ram, c. 1860s Framed Antique Prattware Jar Lid, “The Snow Drift” folk art wooden bird or open booksIts 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