Knowles & Maxim 1881 "Real Pen Work" Spencerian Penmanship Instruction Book ash splint basket At some point this horse

At some point this horse broke its front left leg

I purchased these drawings from a dealer in Romania and was not quite certain what to expect

but I haven't been able to figure out their maker

I believe this wonderfully painted wooden vesta dates to the mid-19th century or so

already pretty intense

Knowles & Maxim 1881 "Real Pen Work" Spencerian Penmanship Instruction Book ash splint basket At some point this horseNow just might be the time to learn Spencerian penmanship, and this would be the ultimate guide to doing so! I've come across a few different soft covered pen work instruction guides, but this seems to be the mother of them all, including examples of elaborate Spencerian drawings of lions and eagles and Diana riding a stag which clearly spurred larger versions of the same. Plus fantastic alphabets, designs for autograph albums, instructions for making