Barber's Writing Academy, Mid 1800s Fraktur Penmanship Example in Great Period Frame antique carved anchor I presume a portrait miniature--but

I presume a portrait miniature--but perhaps it is a tintype of a daguerreotype of a painting (

who painted this postcard offering roses and wishes for a happy day to a Senorita Taquita

On one edge of the page our subject is so intently writing upon is printed "Salvation Army"--perhaps the joke here being that the soul of our Y

and how great it feels to hold in one's hand--and certainly it is built to withstand some serious slinging

or at least entree into the upper ranks of a secret society

Barber's Writing Academy, Mid 1800s Fraktur Penmanship Example in Great Period Frame antique carved anchor I presume a portrait miniature--butMy photos here don't do much justice to this, but I think it's really a nice thing, and very much a whole package. And while it took me a little while to figure out, I think it is quite possible that this was actually the lid of a writing box, with what appear to be parts of two hinges still attached to the corner sides of the frame at top, and a nail on the bottom edge at center, which would have met a clasp. At least I think so. And if so, one might