EEO's 1862 Sketchbook, Filled with Drawings faience but also for the line

but also for the line work of the hair

A pretty cool object in any case I think

Minor folds to bottom corners

quite a fabulous character I think

EEO's 1862 Sketchbook, Filled with Drawings faience but also for the lineIt looks from the inside cover that this sketchbook belonged to an Estella (or Estilla) of Bennington (Vermont, I assume) and was gifted to her by her teacher Miss Harwood in 1862. Every page inside is filled, and while not all of the drawings are especially interesting, there are a good few into which our girl seems to have invested quite a lot of energy, and I think those drawings teem with quite a lot of life! I've documented all of them here (and