John C. Mendall's 19th C. School Notebook Filled with All Sorts of Stuff! lee rosen And then that face

And then that face

Between the hand-cut letters spelling Father

The lidded sugar bowl measures 4

I love the sculptural quality of this vintage pair of salt and pepper shakers--as  abstract forms

but rather of the original

John C. Mendall's 19th C. School Notebook Filled with All Sorts of Stuff! lee rosen And then that faceThe speckled blue paper cover of this notebook drew me to it, but it's the bird drawing on the inside of the front cover that sold me, with the words "Bird of the air No. 2" trailing down. (My first photo is a composite of cover and first inside page.) Having now spent a little time with it's pages, I've determine that the John C. Mendell who kept it was a kindred spirit a terrible note taker it looks to me, instead filling the pages with names and