L-shaped block numbered in two places: 2210, also 1359 on small adhesive label on back of block, and 3210 inscribed on back of block., Image of a woman descending stairs and carrying a bucket in each hand; she turns toward a boy who sits with an open book atop a trellis-like structure, which runs across the inner edge of the block and has a few long, large curling vines and what appear to either trailing flowers or bunches of fruit.
Block numbered in one place: 9295, also 1827 on small adhesive label on back of block., Image of two small girls in the middle of a diamond-shaped frame; the smaller girl wears a bonnet and a muffler; the taller girl wears a hat and a fur-trimmed ankle-length coat, and carries a folded parasol or umbrella in one hand and a book in the other; they are outside in a sparsely-vegetated area, but around the frame is elaborate decoration, including several types of large flowers, butterflies, vines, and geometric shapes. In the style of Kate Greenaway., Block damaged: Minor damage to side of block., Signed: J Dalziel sc. [i.e. John Dalziel]; AR [possibly Arthur Rackham?]., “V. Grottenthaler Phila.” –Back of block. Vincent Grottenthaler is listed (as a dealer in boxwood) in Philadelphia city directories from 1867 to 1876., “John Dalziel, 1009 Arch St. Philad’a.” – Back of block .
