Mary's Old Penmanship Exercises - Set of Three die-cut sheets of animals pictured in photos

pictured in photos

trained under Academic history painters Fernand Cormon and Jean Paul Laurens and exhibited at the salon of French artists

I'd love to know what this is

was developed by Fredrich Froebel

There is slight slumping due to construction

Mary's Old Penmanship Exercises - Set of Three die-cut sheets of animals pictured in photosI found these in a pile at the flea market this weekend, and thought all three pretty good phrases to pin or frame up and hold in mind! Two are signed by a Mary Hump which I know is short for Humphrey from a few drawings I am listing by her separately); the writing on the third is a bit different so might have been done by a sibling or class mate. Pretty Is measures 7 1 4" t x 6 3 4". All in good shape, with a little staining along the right side of