Luthera M. Whitney's Charming Antique Sketchbook, Full needle and thread box But this is the first

But this is the first I've found that is completely blank

Anything would feel special served on this elegant hand thrown ceramic black-glazed plate with three perfect white circles radiating in from its lip

I purchased this directly from a seller in Russia when it was still winter

the much venerated first female monarch of the Kingdom of Poland

and is nice and deep so as to be useful in the kitchen

Luthera M. Whitney's Charming Antique Sketchbook, Full needle and thread box But this is the firstI did bother to look up Luthera Whitney, who signed this sketchbook, and turns out she went on to become a published writer, with works including (doesn't seem too surprising!) "Old Time Days and Ways," focused on homesteading, published in 1883. I also found a record of her listed as a school teacher in Springfield Vermont in 1870, age 26, so would guess this sketchbook dates to 1860 or so. While not every sketch here is super exciting, there are a