Jacob A. Paul's 1838 Ghent, NY Penmanship Practice Book chicago worlds fair 1934 It feels as much a

It feels as much a sculptural object as a utilitarian one

just fantastic

as there is old grout around the perimeter

or credit cards

The bowl--which would also make a great planter--features a pretty blue petal design with copper brown centers in alternating semi-circles around its perimeter

Jacob A. Paul's 1838 Ghent, NY Penmanship Practice Book chicago worlds fair 1934 It feels as much aI've had a number of British earlyish 19th century penmanship practice notebooks in the shop but this is the first American one, of a Jacob A. Paul I believe, of Ghent, NY, dated 1838. And it is quite different from the British in construction with a simple un dyed pulp paper cover, hand stitched binding, and then pages of various colors inside pink, green, yellow, some quite brilliant in tone. And no fraktur type headers here just page after page