right down to smelling of old leather bound bound books and the like (a very good scent I think) if one inhales it
it lays flat and straight and could also be carefully ironed (with a thin towel over top to be safe
and the wear and rusting to his surface all over
) The paper is heavy stock ledger paper with page number 172 at upper right
crowned with metal laurel wreath--but really I think it could be anyone one wants
Gestural Pair of Victorian Mounted Hair Samples, Annotated, 1860s farm stool right down to smelling ofThis came from a small collection of hair locks and wreaths dating to the 1860s all stitched to, or tucked into, bits of paper annotated with names and notes. I considered listing them as a collection, but realized much of what I find beautiful about these is their specificity and singularity (color, composition, etc.) and so have treated them as individual drawings of sorts and so, truly, what a beautiful drawing! Two hair samples here, the lower one