19th Century Penmanship Practice Notebook with Spencerian Bird Drawing modern which I think is just

which I think is just a beautiful object I’d hang on the wall

Great lines

” “The Blind Boy and the Loon

A few scuffs and small dings and little wear and paint loss along the edges but overall good

19th Century Penmanship Practice Notebook with Spencerian Bird Drawing modern which I think is justReally a beauty! Some penmanship practice books appeal to me for the content of the phrases that are repeated, but some, like this one, appeal for the the lettering itself, and in this case, what become almost pure fields of abstract mark making, as single letters are written over and over and over again. The Eliza Ann who did this one, mid 19th century or so I believe, looks to have been quite a good student, creating an excellent example of