Pair of Tiny Handmade Booklets Packed with Marvelous Ink and Watercolor Drawings brass vesta with the same words painted

with the same words painted on both sides and two holes drilled right through it for hanging

and this  one

but think they're lovely regardless

with plenty of variation among them and graphite cut marks still on them

and the Whitney Museum of American Art as well as many other collections

Pair of Tiny Handmade Booklets Packed with Marvelous Ink and Watercolor Drawings brass vesta with the same words paintedAmong my very favorite finds EVER these are, for me, pure and total joy, every page a delight, and many laugh out loud funny. Both are the work of a young Bella Park (what a name!), late ish 19th century I believe. These are tiny, about 2" x 2", which makes them feel all the more miraculous. The first (left in first photo) features marvelous black and purple ink drawings throughout described on the inside of the cover as "mostly fancy dances," and