Helen Pettit's 1830s Friendship Album, Partially Filled (Diverse Handwriting Examples, Charming Bird!) folk art starfish basket I am a huge fan

I am a huge fan of Burmese lacquerware betel boxes

which I removed from an unsuited frame

Larger crosses: 7/8" d

I have not attempted to polish this clip as I like the patina

and definitely among my very favorite tool  finds ever

Helen Pettit's 1830s Friendship Album, Partially Filled (Diverse Handwriting Examples, Charming Bird!) folk art starfish basket I am a huge fanIf we still kept friendship albums, perhaps we'd all feel a bit more grounded two examples listed today divided by nearly 100 years, which to read now is to feel like the two young women who kept them were surrounded by people invested in their well being and future selves. This one, kept by a young Helen (sometimes Hellen) Pettit, given to her on the 8th birthday, is not at all full, but it's a sweet early one, 1830s, with an interesting mix of