Boy Scout Carved Woodblock unique plate the vase is animated with

the vase is animated with expressionistically applied glazes of inky black and dark green

making the vase feel akin to a three-dimensional woodblock print

This beautiful pair of deconstructed antique Afgani hand-embroidered sleeves would be truly stunning mounted

measures 3 1/4" tall with a diameter of 3 1/2" and an opening of 1 5/8"

Absolutely exquisite

Boy Scout Carved Woodblock unique plate the vase is animated withI imagine this sweet woodblock was carved by a member of a boy scout troop in the 1940s or so, to be used to print some sort of awards of merit or the like. The backside reveals that it was likely made by a Leonard Aturill Story (whose father, he notes is, James Story, and a Tred Spivey is listed as well). I love it just as an object (with a handy hole at the top for hanging), but would be tempted to ink it and put it back in use to print a series of