EEO's 1862 Sketchbook, Filled with Drawings carved figure in parka woven paper

woven paper

though I might guess late 19th/early 20th c

I really love it as an object--exactly the scale of a real mushroom

but this whale design I believe was by far the loveliest

EEO's 1862 Sketchbook, Filled with Drawings carved figure in parka woven paperIt looks from the inside cover that this sketchbook belonged to an Estella (or Estilla) of Bennington (Vermont, I assume) and was gifted to her by her teacher Miss Harwood in 1862. Every page inside is filled, and while not all of the drawings are especially interesting, there are a good few into which our girl seems to have invested quite a lot of energy, and I think those drawings teem with quite a lot of life! I've documented all of them here (and