Paper and Scissors in the Schoolroom by Emily Weaver, 1893, Published by Milton Bradley (Froebel Kindergarten Related) bowl with face and blue-green around the stem

and blue-green around the stem

To my eye quite a formally beautiful image as well as a historically rich one

some wear and aging to the handle including a few dings to the wood here and there

happily given added emphasis by the wispy tail feathers just below

while pegs on the diamond below would indicate positions of base runners

Paper and Scissors in the Schoolroom by Emily Weaver, 1893, Published by Milton Bradley (Froebel Kindergarten Related) bowl with face and blue-green around the stemI happened across this one, and in my quest to share and promote all things Froebel kindergarten, of course I scooped it up. Published by Milton Bradley in 1893, this was one of a series of books directed toward teachers, in an effort to spread and support the teaching of the Froebel kindergarten program in the US (with Milton Bradley the leading producer of Froebel blocks, papers, sewing cards, etc.) The subject here is specifically the occupation of