Have Patience, Victorian Era Ink Spatter Over Stencil Drawing design blocks With an old fold line

With an old fold line down the center

carved of pine I believe

I can't believe this wonderful little clay armadillo is not signed

but have no idea how it got there

This beauty stands over 8 inches tall

Have Patience, Victorian Era Ink Spatter Over Stencil Drawing design blocks With an old fold lineI can't think of a better way to deliver this message; have patience, indeed! The maker of this would have carefully arranged these leaves and hand cut stenciled letters on top of the paper then finely spattered ink all over; I like to imagine them patiently waiting for the ink to dry in order to see the fruits of their labor, which I find really lovely and rather magical. 13 1 8" x 11 1 16". The paper was folded horizontally down the center, causing