Sweet and Son, Providence RI, Late 19th c. Handcut Stencil tiny sketchbook Nice weight smooth board

Nice weight smooth board

1 1/2" across at base

I'd love to see a whole bunch of these hung together from the ceiling to form a sort of cloud

and these old shoe-shaped snuff boxes are such wonderful

The chain winds  smoothly and easily

Sweet and Son, Providence RI, Late 19th c. Handcut Stencil tiny sketchbook Nice weight smooth boardI love an old stencil, particularly ones that stand on their own as interesting objects, and particularly ones incorporating good words language that makes them resonate beyond their original function. Here, in addition to being a nice little piece of Providence, RI history (Sweet appears to have opened in 1840 as a manufacturer and wholesale dealer of dry goods, first as J. B Sweet then becoming "Sweet & Son" with the addition of S. S. Sweet, the