19th Century Book Page with Drawings and Handwritten Text twelve and with that big smile

and with that big smile

7" tall x 4 1/2" wide x 5 7/8" deep

I am not certain of their age as I can't find another set like them anywhere

with wear and aging to the paint as there should be and a few stains here and there

3 1/2" tall x 3 1/2" wide

19th Century Book Page with Drawings and Handwritten Text twelve and with that big smileHard to decide which side of this I like better, so the first photo here shows both sides. I believe this was likely a front matter page of a much studied book, perhaps even a small bible (among the hand written text: "the Bible is the best of books," and then underneath that: "no it ain't"!!) Also written are a series of names, making one assume the book was passed along from one person sibling to another: Sophia, Miriam, and Prudence Gallup, and