1891 Signed Spencerian Pen and Ink Drawing of Two Birds colored blocks but pretty fun

but pretty fun

with a little darkening around the edges and a couple of dark spots on the front

ancient really

it is uncertain exactly the purpose they served

The striped paint on the handles of the mallets and on the posts is well worn

1891 Signed Spencerian Pen and Ink Drawing of Two Birds colored blocks but pretty funIt is hard to imagine a time when people learned how to make calligraphic drawings like this as a matter of course; just amazing. Originally used as an exercise to train students to perfect their handwriting, "Spencerian" steel pen drawings provided an diversion from the more repetitive practice of writing alphabets. Calligraphic drawing also gave the accomplished scribe a means of showing his or her ability and gave penmanship masters a way to