Pawson, Dunton & Scribner's 1875 Penmanship Practice Notebook, Completed by CJ Fisk east boston and carries through from raised

and carries through from raised ears

with two tones of red triangles against faded blue linen

I might frame them up more or less as arranged in photos and just find them super satisfying to look at--though they could definitely get dressed up and played with first

I've become really enamored of the way the gold paint on old tramp art pieces like this softens and mellows with age--in this case I think at least a hundred years time has resulted in mellow gold perfection

Members of the family became prominent in politics

Pawson, Dunton & Scribner's 1875 Penmanship Practice Notebook, Completed by CJ Fisk east boston and carries through from raisedSo many different penmanship practice notebooks to enjoy for different reasons. This one was all about mastering individual letters and the proper slant of them, hence a whole page of "oo"s (finally becoming a whole page of "noon"s) and "aa"s,"cc"s "vv"s, etc., reading like fields of abstract mark making, which I find quite beautiful. And "ruin" repeated a hundred or so times feels especially poignant. 24 p + cover : 5 3 4" x 7". Good condition, with