Cornelius Pierson 1842 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Hand-marbled Cover ceramic cooking pot and which to my eye

and which to my eye pretty much disappear when hung on the wall

Larger measures 7 1/8" long x 2 3/8" widest x 7/8" deep

and which only adds to the piece

The vase measures 4 inches tall with a diameter of 2

it's really quite a great looking thing to have sitting on the bar

Cornelius Pierson 1842 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Hand-marbled Cover ceramic cooking pot and which to my eyeSuch a beautiful thing, from the hand marbled paper cover, to the way Cornelius has written his name and numbers 1 4 on the inside flap, to every completely filled page of writing in it. I've looked at a fair number of these antique hand writing practice notebooks at this point and think the content in this one is especially excellent, with a super choice of words and phrases repeated over and over: "bankrupt in debt beyond the power of payment";