Master Brown's 1820 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Spencerian Drawing antique charcoal drawing A sweet little turned wood

A sweet little turned wood cup with a handle that I just love for its jaunty angularity as well as its irregularity

like a nod to a grecian urn

This one I think is my very favortite amount them

but I am glad that they are

but with its narrow head and long handle think it would also prove useful for all sorts of tasks

Master Brown's 1820 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Spencerian Drawing antique charcoal drawing A sweet little turned woodAnother beautiful antique British calligraphy practice notebook with hand marbled cover, this one of a Master Samuel Brown, 1820. This one begins with a Spencerian calligraphy drawing of a swan on the first inside page, then proceeds to page after page filled with juicy repeated words (banishment; kingsman; quicksilver) and phrases to live by: "Attempt not impossibilities"; "Be ever industrious"; "Beware of bad examples"; "Cautiously avoid temptations