Lino Print Block with Farm Scene Signed Eileen Ryan decorative cup as is its form

as is its form

and especially the wire stitching

and a nice rectangular form to the the links

with light wear and aging to the wood

Made it in Africa I believe and probably at least a few decades old

Lino Print Block with Farm Scene Signed Eileen Ryan decorative cup as is its formThere are a couple of different artists named Eileen Ryan out there, and while I'm not sure, my guess is that this carved lino print block was made by Eileen Ryan Ewan, who is a children's book author and illustrator and a print made from this block would certainly make for a terrific illustration in a children's book about farm life! Such a cheerful image with great details (I especially love the weave of the straw hats, the row of cabbages in the