Spencerian Penmanship Notebook, c. 1880s, With Good Words, Phrases and Juxtapositions paint jars transforming in color as they

transforming in color as they cross the outlined borders of the round forms

largely because in my mind they are forever connected to Jasper John's painted bronze sculpture of them

lending the stool a scalloped edge on two sides

Pure joy to find this one the other day in Rockland

A bit hard to capture in photos

Spencerian Penmanship Notebook, c. 1880s, With Good Words, Phrases and Juxtapositions paint jars transforming in color as theyOne of two late 19th c. penmanship notebooks I'm listing today, both recently found in Pennsylvania. There's often one particular page that sells me on one of these in this case it's the page of Hush, Hush, Hush followed by Kink, Kink, Kink! Ah, the resonance of found language. Of course I do like "Delays are Dangerous," "Onward and Upward," Quay combined with Zodiac, and this particular student's hand on Teach, Teach, Finch, Finch, too. 8 9 16" x 7".