1829 Bouquet of Flowers Theorem on Velvet, Signed, With Provenance art supplies These are heavy

These are heavy

It's been a bit since I find a  nice penmanship practice notebook-- I think in part because I've gotten pickier about the ones that I like

and some scattered staining to the red tape

reminding me somehow of old New York subway tiles

I love these as objects

1829 Bouquet of Flowers Theorem on Velvet, Signed, With Provenance art supplies These are heavyNot very often I come across an early signed and dated theorem painting on velvet, and even less often with information about its maker noted by a family member on reverse so I was quite delighted to find this one, in a period frame to boot. It was done by an Isabella Caroline Thompson, 1829, whose family I've found, with the help of knowing that her son's name was George Thomas Reid (b. 1849, Pickens County, SC) and her granddaughter Victoria Reid