Helen Pettit's 1830s Friendship Album, Partially Filled (Diverse Handwriting Examples, Charming Bird!) old wooden blocks set As reference: Squirrel - 4

As reference: Squirrel - 4 5/16” t

who commissioned it specifically

I don't much mind

but I have found other works by her using the heart motif

There was a label taped onto the top of this whimsy rattle

Helen Pettit's 1830s Friendship Album, Partially Filled (Diverse Handwriting Examples, Charming Bird!) old wooden blocks set As reference: Squirrel - 4If we still kept friendship albums, perhaps we'd all feel a bit more grounded two examples listed today divided by nearly 100 years, which to read now is to feel like the two young women who kept them were surrounded by people invested in their well being and future selves. This one, kept by a young Helen (sometimes Hellen) Pettit, given to her on the 8th birthday, is not at all full, but it's a sweet early one, 1830s, with an interesting mix of