Eleanor Clarice Hayes' Short and Sweet Grade IV Sewing Samples Booklet game pieces thou art to the bosom

thou art to the bosom dear

but not quite as precious--and perhaps old words of wisdom feel especially welcome these days

Definitely worthy of having a stand made for it

Overall good antique condition with a little toning and smudging to the graphite here and there

Frame is wired for hanging

Eleanor Clarice Hayes' Short and Sweet Grade IV Sewing Samples Booklet game pieces thou art to the bosomI love an old sewing lessons booklet like penmanship practice notebooks, each is its own thing depending on who made it and when, with lessons taught, materials used, etc varying over time. This is an especially brief one, just four samples completed by our young Eleanor, but I find them especially lovely in a very minimal, and also tenderly humble way, and especially for their handwritten captions, which feel almost like found poetry. Basting.