Spencerian Penmanship Notebook, c. 1880s, With Good Words, Phrases and Juxtapositions antique painting of farmhouse I especially love the hats

I especially love the hats and feet of this mid-century boy and girl

There are a wide array of Daruma out there

I found this at a great estate sale in Shutesbury

and then grey knit tights underneath covering the legs and feet

It is particularly the very elongated

Spencerian Penmanship Notebook, c. 1880s, With Good Words, Phrases and Juxtapositions antique painting of farmhouse I especially love the hatsOne of two late 19th c. penmanship notebooks I'm listing today, both recently found in Pennsylvania. There's often one particular page that sells me on one of these in this case it's the page of Hush, Hush, Hush followed by Kink, Kink, Kink! Ah, the resonance of found language. Of course I do like "Delays are Dangerous," "Onward and Upward," Quay combined with Zodiac, and this particular student's hand on Teach, Teach, Finch, Finch, too. 8 9 16" x 7".