Two 1880s Blair Family Letters and Envelopes with Scrawls and Little Drawings painted wood blocks There is enough wear around

There is enough wear around the entrance to suggest a bird or two may have resided in it

really lovely

as with old samplers

if the contents of your fridge is anything like mine

The painting

Two 1880s Blair Family Letters and Envelopes with Scrawls and Little Drawings painted wood blocks There is enough wear aroundMore things dug from piles, these two letters and envelopes chosen primarily for their aesthetic value I love the dense flurry of letters and flourishes on one of them, and most especially the envelope reading "I had a dag bay," a sort of pig latin I assume for a bad day. Then this great bust of a woman above it, and a little man with hat and horse on reverse. One of the letters is addressed to an Atkins Blair and dated 1888, and talks a lot about a