Me, Me, Me, On and On and On, Mabel's 1883 Single Letter and Short Word Penmanship Notebook textural Photos do no justice but

Photos do no justice but those embroidered stitches are TINY

I think perhaps the latter

but papier mache box itself in generally good and sturdy shape with only minor rim loss

dates I believe to the late 1800s

and the sprawling vines growing out from the heart with cross above

Me, Me, Me, On and On and On, Mabel's 1883 Single Letter and Short Word Penmanship Notebook textural Photos do no justice butOne of two penmanship notebooks today, both found in Rowley, MA, one town over from me. This is the simpler of the two whole pages of single letters, and then short words: me, on, our, nor, etc. I just love seeing these whole fields of "o"s and "me"s and "ace"'s. Feels both like found poetry and abstract drawings. 7 1 8" x 6 1 2". 24 numbered pages plus cover, all completed. Very good condition.