c. 1850s-60s Transformation Card, Two of Spades handthrown vessel considering what a lot of

considering what a lot of love and work went into creating him

The box measures 9 3/4" long x 2 3/4" wide and 1 3/4" tall

I would guess mid 19th century

One last one from a number of drawings I've list by the same (surely quite young) maker

but it's easy to conceal his arm

c. 1850s-60s Transformation Card, Two of Spades handthrown vessel considering what a lot ofThis c. 1850s 60s transformation card looks very much as if hand drawn in ink, but I think must be printed, because I've found documentation of a few decks out there produced by Maclure, McDonald and Macgregor, Manchester, England, that feature it. Incorporating the pips on playing cards into characters and scenarios, transformation cards first emerged in the very early 1800s in Europe, as the standard form for playing cards had become fixed, and