On Writing, Marvelous Early 19th C. Ink Drawing with Poem in Period Frame cast iron stove This white porcelain glove mold

This white porcelain glove mold

adding the perfect final touch to the carefully considered ensemble of a finely dressed woman or man heading off to an important engagement

And along these same lines

And the very sweet and patient looking donkey (I assume)

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On Writing, Marvelous Early 19th C. Ink Drawing with Poem in Period Frame cast iron stove This white porcelain glove moldThis one, I deeply feel, was meant to pass through my hands and I'd be quite content to have it stay in them, I love it so much, but I'd really love it to find its way to a true writer, as what could be better than this marvelous bird hung above one's writing desk, delivering daily inspiration? Early 19th century American, I believe, and found in Maine, black ink on what I believe is wove paper. A few words elude me but for the most part the poem is