Written with a Strong Hand, 19th Century Penmanship Notebook with Many Good Combinations 19th c rebus plate which has softened in color

which has softened in color beautifully over the years

Country Clare

and perhaps the two larger (upper left first photo) WWI era

Just a great fish I think

and then all the blocks were given a layer of varnish

Written with a Strong Hand, 19th Century Penmanship Notebook with Many Good Combinations 19th c rebus plate which has softened in colorThis one was not fully completed, but the ink is so strong, and the hand that wrote it so confident, and the completed pages include some of my favorite work combinations ever: Valentine + Vermilion, Quickener + Quenchers, Yearning + Yawning (and here one Yearling inserted, too), and whole pages of Ordinary and Disclaimer. I'll never get over the delight and resonance of seeing such words repeated over and over again in perfect cursive. 8 3 8" x 6 7