Exquisite Diminutive (but Very Dense) 1850s Hair Wreath Memento Book hand-written labels both bolder and more precise

both bolder and more precise feeling and one can just feel the age of the paper even through the glass

like the Jesse Howard to hooked rugs

while leaning back at a fairly dramatic rake when viewed from the sides as if in defiance of gravity

with whittled posts/finials extending from the spools at the back of the chair

and Paperex scrolled across the other side

Exquisite Diminutive (but Very Dense) 1850s Hair Wreath Memento Book hand-written labels both bolder and more preciseI have been coveting one of these since I first discovered the existence of them, but have waited for exactly the right one, and this for me is exactly that. Often one finds these in pretty rough shape, but this one has been beautifully preserved, with few losses, and most every page densely packed. It is hard to grasp from photos, but this is quite small in scale with that intimacy amplifying the sense of fineness and delicacy to each individual hair