Striking 19th Century Geometric Perspective Pair of Diagrams in Ultra Black Ink travel drawing really quite an evocative thing

really quite an evocative thing

it's made of milk glass and printed with different cards on every face

with marvelously specific details packed into every inch

I've been on a scrabble tear lately

I believe this light gray against red woolen needlepoint dates to the 19th century

Striking 19th Century Geometric Perspective Pair of Diagrams in Ultra Black Ink travel drawing really quite an evocative thingThis one came out of a large c. 1870s century folio filled with all sorts of things, including a whole notebook of geometric perspective drawings, listed separately, and an assortment of handwritten notes on everything from wax flower making to casting. Included were a handful of single page loose perspective drawings, executed in black ink, which I think so good on their own I am listing individually this one to my eye just a stunner, showing the