Rebecca Weiss's Lovely and Pointedly Poignant 1819 Penmanship Notebook man with glasses 11 7/8" t x 8

11 7/8" t x 8 1/2" w x 4" d and really in excellent condition

)  Many times better in person

I really like the combination of strong straight lines on the black-painted structure with the unpainted zig zag chip-carved decoration inside and in between

and then also the very fine detailing of his reddish beard and hair

Rebecca Weiss's Lovely and Pointedly Poignant 1819 Penmanship Notebook man with glasses 11 7/8" t x 8I'll never stop loving penmanship practice notebooks, and very early ones certainly most of all so beautiful, and so revealing of their times, while also never failing to resonate in the present moment. That feels acutely the case with this one, the work of a Rebecca Weiss, who signed her name at the bottom of most every page, and dated them too, January February 1819. "Learn content" (such a good one!) "Lies bring shame." "Bear no malice." "Honor is