Cornelius Pierson 1842 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Hand-marbled Cover ceramic cooking pot and red lines rising from

and red lines rising from nostrils together convey constant motion and circulation in all directions

The vase measures 4 inches tall with a diameter of 2

The overview photo gives a pretty good sense of color I think

or hang on the wall

and which only adds to the piece

Cornelius Pierson 1842 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Hand-marbled Cover ceramic cooking pot and red lines rising fromSuch a beautiful thing, from the hand marbled paper cover, to the way Cornelius has written his name and numbers 1 4 on the inside flap, to every completely filled page of writing in it. I've looked at a fair number of these antique hand writing practice notebooks at this point and think the content in this one is especially excellent, with a super choice of words and phrases repeated over and over: "bankrupt in debt beyond the power of payment";