19th Century Penmanship Practice Notebook with Spencerian Bird Drawing ceramic animal I haven't been able to

I haven't been able to figure out the artist behind this painting

or the peg joints used for attaching the figures to their chairs

as it has certainly seen some wear

In my opinion

as it's one of my favorite new old things

19th Century Penmanship Practice Notebook with Spencerian Bird Drawing ceramic animal I haven't been able toReally a beauty! Some penmanship practice books appeal to me for the content of the phrases that are repeated, but some, like this one, appeal for the the lettering itself, and in this case, what become almost pure fields of abstract mark making, as single letters are written over and over and over again. The Eliza Ann who did this one, mid 19th century or so I believe, looks to have been quite a good student, creating an excellent example of