EEO's 1862 Sketchbook, Filled with Drawings carved figure in parka A perfect counterpoint to the

A perfect counterpoint to the delicate sets of antique bone spillikins I also love--this wonderfully chunky old set of wooden jackstraws

with some more nice glaze pooling

especially on the top

with some wear to the box but still holding together well

I really love it as an object--exactly the scale of a real mushroom

EEO's 1862 Sketchbook, Filled with Drawings carved figure in parka A perfect counterpoint to theIt looks from the inside cover that this sketchbook belonged to an Estella (or Estilla) of Bennington (Vermont, I assume) and was gifted to her by her teacher Miss Harwood in 1862. Every page inside is filled, and while not all of the drawings are especially interesting, there are a good few into which our girl seems to have invested quite a lot of energy, and I think those drawings teem with quite a lot of life! I've documented all of them here (and