19th Century Penmanship Practice Notebook with Spencerian Bird Drawing ceramic animal It measures 5 7/8" x

It measures 5 7/8" x 3 3/8" x 3/8"

and Passamoquoddy Nations

bowl measures 5" d x 2 1/2" tall

I found this painted wood sculpture of a seal or sea lion balancing a ball at the estate sale of an artist

There is also a little bonfire emitting a trail of smoke

19th Century Penmanship Practice Notebook with Spencerian Bird Drawing ceramic animal It measures 5 7/8" xReally 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