1822 Pluma H. Ralph Much Aged But Very Tender Alphabet Sampler totem shaped letter opener and a second 35/60 sign

and a second 35/60 sign listed separately

One would guess this is meant to be Taylor himself

A mock up for a school yearbook or a teacher's aid for memorizing the names of students

from Vienna

which is I believe the signature of Shaker brushes

1822 Pluma H. Ralph Much Aged But Very Tender Alphabet Sampler totem shaped letter opener and a second 35/60 signAs you probably probably know by now, my inclinations lean toward rescuing and retrieving things that might not otherwise be readily appreciated, as might be said for this sampler, of a Pluma H. Ralph, dated March 22, 1822, just about exactly 200 year ago. It was in part the year of its making that felt significant to me, as if calling across time to be re considered at this moment, and also her name, calling to mind peacocks and plums, which also