Lino Print Block with Farm Scene Signed Eileen Ryan decorative cup I love the bright eyes

I love the bright eyes and clasped hands of the four figures facing us

to become a music teacher

Made it in Africa I believe and probably at least a few decades old

and especially the wire stitching

I then opened the box to discover the whetstone inside--making this quite the useful box

Lino Print Block with Farm Scene Signed Eileen Ryan decorative cup I love the bright eyesThere are a couple of different artists named Eileen Ryan out there, and while I'm not sure, my guess is that this carved lino print block was made by Eileen Ryan Ewan, who is a children's book author and illustrator and a print made from this block would certainly make for a terrific illustration in a children's book about farm life! Such a cheerful image with great details (I especially love the weave of the straw hats, the row of cabbages in the