Marvelous Large Early Tiger in Landscape Theorem Painting carved stacking toy There are reproduction decks of

There are reproduction decks of these out there but these are the originals

Approx 5" t x 5 1/2" widest d

which naturally tilts a bit upward

While we did not have cows to milk on the veggie farm where I lived and worked

features leaves/grasses on the top and one side

Marvelous Large Early Tiger in Landscape Theorem Painting carved stacking toy There are reproduction decks ofThis amazing theorem painting is impossible to photograph due to the thick glass, but it is really fantastic and I've tired! (The second photo, shot at an angle, is the closest color wise.) It is quite an early one, c. 1810 20s or so I believe, and quite a different beast than the theorem still lives of fruits and flowers that were much more common! This tiger in his domain is a much rarer subject, and its treatment looks to me to include freehand