EXCEED with the Pen! Antique Blue and Black Ink Spencerian Calligraphy Example decorative pillows I almost never come across

I almost never come across old quilting templates cut of cardboard

It shows an old water stain that covers his nose

but there are at least a handful in here I'd be inclined to pop in frames and hang on the wall--I'm especially partial to the page of Windsor chairs

3 1/4" tall x 3 1/4" wide and deep overall

and teeming with a sense of history

EXCEED with the Pen! Antique Blue and Black Ink Spencerian Calligraphy Example decorative pillows I almost never come acrossYou know I love everything about this the fraktur lettering, the little arrows and leaves embedded in them, and of course the very Spencerial rendering of the quill pen. But most of all I love the message: embrace the power of the pen! (Which I interpret not just in terms of making beautiful letters, but also writing potent content!) A perfect gift for a writer, I'd say. 6 3 4" x 2 3 8" and in very good condition, second half 19th c. I believe.