Section of 19th C. Penmanship Notebook with Block Letter and Calligraphic Alphabets cast iron star Some old paint or stain

Some old paint or stain on the bone of the larger brush

which with a just few lines transforms this terrific high chair into a cat

it comes from Grenfell Mission in Labrador

but i'd just leave it alone

and really paying attention to the decorative painting on pieces like this

Section of 19th C. Penmanship Notebook with Block Letter and Calligraphic Alphabets cast iron star Some old paint or stainWhat I especially love about this partial 19th century penmanship notebook is how modern the hand drawn block letter alphabets seem, especially in contrast with the beautifully executed Spencerian calligraphy on other pages as if the former descended from another time and place entirely! I also really love the interplay of the lettering and the printed grids of the paper. I'd be pretty tempted to frame up one or two of these. 13 1 4" x 8 3 8". Four