Cornelius Pierson 1842 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Hand-marbled Cover water bird the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk

the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center and the Smithsonian American Art Museum

and as this drawing was found in Pennsylvania

Those striped and checkerboard patterns-- created by way of the natural dyes--are pretty great too

but few as great condition as this one

11 5/8" long x 10 7/8" tall x 3 1/4" at widest

Cornelius Pierson 1842 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Hand-marbled Cover water bird the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller FolkSuch a beautiful thing, from the hand marbled paper cover, to the way Cornelius has written his name and numbers 1 4 on the inside flap, to every completely filled page of writing in it. I've looked at a fair number of these antique hand writing practice notebooks at this point and think the content in this one is especially excellent, with a super choice of words and phrases repeated over and over: "bankrupt in debt beyond the power of payment";