Abraham Schultz 1858 Fraktur Drawing of Birds, Fish, Squirrel hackman fraction learner beautifully crafted hand thrown stoneware

beautifully crafted hand thrown stoneware pottery bowl

And along these same lines

but these were produced as souvenirs from then until at least through the end of the 1930s

and the mission became widely known for its handicrafts

My guess is that this piece dates to the second half of the 19th century--based both upon looking at a lot of other wooden pull toys

Abraham Schultz 1858 Fraktur Drawing of Birds, Fish, Squirrel hackman fraction learner beautifully crafted hand thrown stonewareTo my eye, this is about as good as it gets, perhaps the tail of that blue squirrel most of all! and a perfect example of why fraktur style ink and watercolors are such cherished and collected things. On the reverse it is signed by a David Schultz in blue ink and dated 1860 (along with numbers running 1 9 first forwards then backwards) suggesting perhaps that its maker was in fact David and perhaps that it was made to mark the birth or life of