SOLD (RT) Amazing Antique Child's Album of Paper Weavings, Paper Foldings, and Sewn Drawings wabanaki sewing basket with turned wooden handle that

with turned wooden handle that screws off

there is a 5" drop from the handles to the top of the bag

each cleverly titled and each featuring a very singular character or characters

(once) clear glaze over most of the body

I like to imagine that these fabulous heavy

SOLD (RT) Amazing Antique Child's Album of Paper Weavings, Paper Foldings, and Sewn Drawings wabanaki sewing basket with turned wooden handle thatThis very special thing is another at the top of my list for all time favorite finds. Pristinely preserved, it is the album of a Jennie Rumbold, dating to the 1890s or so, filled front to back with striking cut paper works, folded paper works, and yarn drawings, which were exercises taught to young school girls (in kindergarten!) at the time. Based on quality of the handwriting on the front of the notebook it seems possible that this could be the