Perhaps the intent was to imagine what this young man would look like many years down the road
I might guess it has something to do with the end of one decade and beginning of another
also not visible
The complete set of 49 blocks are in great condition
and large enough to be useful as a box but small enough just to set somewhere as a gem of a decorative object
Men Conducting Business, Mid-Late 1800s' Wayne B. Blouch, PA Colored Ink Folk Art Drawing scrapbook covers Perhaps the intent was toThis drawing, and several others I am listing, came from a portfolio of drawings by Pennsylvania folk outsider artist Wayne B. Blouch of Lancaster, PA, purchased from the estate of art professor & art historian Jill McKeever Furst, who taught at Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia, PA for over 10 years, which may be when she acquired them. There is not much out there about Blouch except a few sales of work at auction (Garth's; Pook & Pook),