1858 American Text Book for Letters Penmanship Instruction with Lots of Alphabets vintage ashtray this figure--with wonderfully broad shoulders

this figure--with wonderfully broad shoulders echoing the breadth of one lowered and one raised knee--appears almost buddha-like in his posture and poise

5-1/2 inches tall

the sheep and the white sky behind are more thickly painted than the ground around them

and thereafter religious themes and motifs were a consistent element in his work

and one surface scratch to the glass underneath --all as pictured

1858 American Text Book for Letters Penmanship Instruction with Lots of Alphabets vintage ashtray this figure--with wonderfully broad shouldersThis 1858 copy of American Text Book for Letters penmanship instruction book, published by N. S. Dearborn, Boston, has clearly done a lot of instructingthe covers are well worn, and the binding is pretty roughbut its a rare one, and an interesting one, with some beautiful alphabets (including Greek and Hebrew), a section on shorthand symbols, and lots more, including recipes for red, black, metallic and, best of all, deceptive (invisible!) inks! The