Selina Pierson 1847-8 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Hand-marbled Paper Cover wooden ladle I would probably have a

I would probably have a new matte cut if framing

from the hand-marbled paper cover

it's hollow on the interior so that the ends of whatever it's holding can slip down inside

11" across including moving window

Selina Pierson 1847-8 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Hand-marbled Paper Cover wooden ladle I would probably have aI'm pretty certain Selina Pierson was the sister of Cornelius Pierson, whose own calligraphy practice notebook is listed separately. Selina's, dating to 1847 48 and with really lovely hand marbled paper cover, includes phrases, some partial, all relating to world geography: "Baltic, an inland sea which has no tide"; "Quito, an audience of Peru"; "Ganges, a river of India"; "Denmark, a country"; "Cortona, an ancient town." Plus small notes at the top