Devil Dog! 19th C. Hand-painted Delft Tile antique kindergartenfroebel kindergarten blocks while she was teaching at

while she was  teaching at the Harlem Art Center and working at the New York branch of the WPA graphics division

held in place by tacks (one tack remains

It measures 6" long x 2 1/4" wide x 1 3/4" tall and is good vintage condition

It is easy to believe that people used to put these out for guests to see if they'd try to bite into them

Devil Dog! 19th C. Hand-painted Delft Tile antique kindergartenfroebel kindergarten blocks while she was teaching atI purchased this one from a Dutch dealer who maintains an outpost at a New Hampshire antiques store that I frequent, and so, not surprisingly, knows his Delft pottery. (One finds older tiles, as well as newer ones, in this manner, but this one I have on good authority is 19th c). For me of course it's all about this creature, looking very much like a dog with devil horns! One often sees bounding rabbits on these Delft tiles, which perhaps this was