EEO's 1862 Sketchbook, Filled with Drawings carved figure in parka The smaller nests nicely inside

The smaller nests nicely inside the larger

but this whale design I believe was by far the loveliest

As there were no marks of violence upon him we viewed his remains sorrowfully and Heinrich bore him tenderly to his last resting place

with some wear to the box but still holding together well

though I might guess late 19th/early 20th c

EEO's 1862 Sketchbook, Filled with Drawings carved figure in parka The smaller nests nicely insideIt looks from the inside cover that this sketchbook belonged to an Estella (or Estilla) of Bennington (Vermont, I assume) and was gifted to her by her teacher Miss Harwood in 1862. Every page inside is filled, and while not all of the drawings are especially interesting, there are a good few into which our girl seems to have invested quite a lot of energy, and I think those drawings teem with quite a lot of life! I've documented all of them here (and