Huge c. Late 19th Century American Froebel Kindergarten Album: Pin-pricking and Yarn Drawing poultney vermont and really a lovely example

and really a lovely example

served up in a consomme cup decorated with what I'd guess is meant to be a coat of arms

ink on paper

Leighton stitched two ruled pages together in order to fully capture all of Uncle Sam's new buildings in Bangor Maine

Huge c. Late 19th Century American Froebel Kindergarten Album: Pin-pricking and Yarn Drawing poultney vermont and really a lovely exampleNot one but two complete Froebel kindergarten albums today, which I chose to list side by side as they complement each other wonderfully this one American, c. 1890s, showcasing (very beautifully and very extensively) the exercises of paper pricking and thread drawings; the other German, c. 1880s I believe, showcasing paper weaving. Both are clearly the work of kindergarten teachers, showing mastery of the exercises and materials, and tremendous