1879-1892 Tall Marbled Ledger, Mostly Blank But with Marvelously Detailed Accounting ivory figure With the bar connecting them

With the bar connecting them across the top (which makes for easy hanging)

but comes I believe from the Tonala region in Jalisco and resembles the work of Carlos Villanueva

with some scratching and staining to the slate

I think original to the frame

I have a hard time resisting things that that make me feel more creative just looking at them

1879-1892 Tall Marbled Ledger, Mostly Blank But with Marvelously Detailed Accounting ivory figure With the bar connecting themI purchased this one because of the beautiful marbled covers, leather spine, tall and very narrow size, and because it is full of mostly blank pages just waiting to be used. However, once I began reading through the 20 or so pages that are filled, I realized it is quite an excellent one in that regard too. The accounting is very neatly divided in to categories: Grain, Farm Tools, Provisions, Household Goods, Livestock, Hired Help, and care of