General Sol Meredith, Wayne Blouch Early 20th C. Graphite and Watercolor Drawing stacking toy I'd guess mid- to late

I'd guess mid- to late 19th century

which operated from 1859 to 1899--so the toy is well over a hundred years old

but which felt like a special thing

allowing one to vary his gait and raise his ears and tails straight up

General Sol Meredith, Wayne Blouch Early 20th C. Graphite and Watercolor Drawing stacking toy I'd guess mid- to lateI've been pulling some things out that I've been sitting on a while, this watercolor of Civil War Union Army General Sol Meredith among them. Though unsigned, I know it is by Wayne Blouch, one of a good number of drawings of his I purchased together, and many of which were featured in a collaborative "viewing room" project I did a few years ago with Ricco Maresca Gallery. This and a portrait of Ben Franklin I am also listing today were odd ones out so