Luthera M. Whitney's Charming Antique Sketchbook, Full cartier Box measures 4 7/8" x

Box measures 4 7/8" x 3 7/8" x 7/8"

which is postmarked DeKalb

"eloquence is the companion of peace"

The face is in very good condition

from from Indonesian puppets to mid-century studio pottery

Luthera M. Whitney's Charming Antique Sketchbook, Full cartier Box measures 4 7/8" xI did bother to look up Luthera Whitney, who signed this sketchbook, and turns out she went on to become a published writer, with works including (doesn't seem too surprising!) "Old Time Days and Ways," focused on homesteading, published in 1883. I also found a record of her listed as a school teacher in Springfield Vermont in 1870, age 26, so would guess this sketchbook dates to 1860 or so. While not every sketch here is super exciting, there are a