Eleanor Clarice Hayes' Short and Sweet Grade IV Sewing Samples Booklet dancing girls Especially nice that "United States"

Especially nice that "United States" was fully spelled out

12" x 8 3/4" x 3/8"

including for the feeling one gets that Anthony

dating to the 1880’s or so

) A rorschach test of a bowl

Eleanor Clarice Hayes' Short and Sweet Grade IV Sewing Samples Booklet dancing girls Especially nice that "United States"I love an old sewing lessons booklet like penmanship practice notebooks, each is its own thing depending on who made it and when, with lessons taught, materials used, etc varying over time. This is an especially brief one, just four samples completed by our young Eleanor, but I find them especially lovely in a very minimal, and also tenderly humble way, and especially for their handwritten captions, which feel almost like found poetry. Basting.