Huge c. Late 19th Century American Froebel Kindergarten Album: Pin-pricking and Yarn Drawing poultney vermont --and a perfect example of

--and a perfect example of why fraktur style ink and watercolors are such cherished and collected things

served up in a consomme cup decorated with what I'd guess is meant to be a coat of arms

Since I started paying attention to antique Delft tiles

and really a lovely example

Leighton stitched two ruled pages together in order to fully capture all of Uncle Sam's new buildings in Bangor Maine

Huge c. Late 19th Century American Froebel Kindergarten Album: Pin-pricking and Yarn Drawing poultney vermont --and a perfect example ofNot one but two complete Froebel kindergarten albums today, which I chose to list side by side as they complement each other wonderfully this one American, c. 1890s, showcasing (very beautifully and very extensively) the exercises of paper pricking and thread drawings; the other German, c. 1880s I believe, showcasing paper weaving. Both are clearly the work of kindergarten teachers, showing mastery of the exercises and materials, and tremendous