One Beautiful Page of Early 19th Century Hand-marbled Paper (Ledger Cover) carved female nude very much in the manner

very much in the manner of renowned Alebrije creator Manual Jimenez

and perhaps the perfect reward for the home bread and cookies maker

it's an excellent one for the desk

Losses as evident and some chipping around the edges of the plaster but no notable

And never was piping so gay

One Beautiful Page of Early 19th Century Hand-marbled Paper (Ledger Cover) carved female nude very much in the mannerFound digging through a bin of papers at a shop in Nashville, and too lovely and scarce not to grab. Despite the more recent handwritten note on the reverse, I believe this was not an end paper but rather the front or back cover of an early mid 19th century ledger, probably from a mensuration notebook filled with beautiful headers and calculations! Hand marbled, rich color, heavyweight paper, gorgeous. 8 3 4 x 10 1 2. Wear and a bit of loss around the