Victorian Wooden Animal Litho Blocks Set with Poems on Backs monk carving and an Edith Andrews

and an Edith Andrews

late 19th or very early 20th century

telling me that whoever made this broom took great care with its making

but I am so glad there are carvers out there who have and do

Victorian Wooden Animal Litho Blocks Set with Poems on Backs monk carving and an Edith AndrewsI haven't found an exact match out there for this set of blocks, but certainly they are Victorian era, my guess is 1880s or so. Though the paper litho is very well worn, I think they're really lovely, and most of the animals on the fronts can still be distinguished. And then on the backs are clever rhymes for each, i. e: The porcupine is two feet long, Covered with quills both sharp and strong. Which guard its body like a fence of moving darts in