Luthera M. Whitney's Charming Antique Sketchbook, Full needle and thread box I am not sure the

I am not sure the age but it definitely shows some

and is perfectly suited to use as such)

I've documented a representative sample

In subsequent years she lived in Italy and travelled widely

and is nice and deep so as to be useful in the kitchen

Luthera M. Whitney's Charming Antique Sketchbook, Full needle and thread box I am not sure theI did bother to look up Luthera Whitney, who signed this sketchbook, and turns out she went on to become a published writer, with works including (doesn't seem too surprising!) "Old Time Days and Ways," focused on homesteading, published in 1883. I also found a record of her listed as a school teacher in Springfield Vermont in 1870, age 26, so would guess this sketchbook dates to 1860 or so. While not every sketch here is super exciting, there are a