1870s Penmanship Notebook with Great Cover, Full Mickey Mouse on tractor And with beautiful original wood

And with beautiful original wood panel back

This mid 19th c

The Chinese embroidery on silk here is very lovely

Tiles measure approx 1 3/8" l x 11/16" x 5/16"

and tis the season

1870s Penmanship Notebook with Great Cover, Full Mickey Mouse on tractor And with beautiful original woodI just don't have it in me to pass up a 19th century penmanship practice notebook when I find one each one its own story, and each product of a specific hand at a specific moment in time. And just lovely things. The phrases repeated over and over speak that moment and what was being drilled into students morally in addition to covering the bases calligraphically this one, dating to the 1870s, includes phrases such as "A friend's infirmities should be