1492-1881, A Poetic History of America on a Ledger Page, with Doodles abstract plate A nice chunky old whimsy

A nice chunky old whimsy

I'd think mid 20th century or so though am not entirely certain

18" l x 3 1/4" in diameter

one swooping over there

and in 1922 established a School Awards Program to honor outstanding graduating students

1492-1881, A Poetic History of America on a Ledger Page, with Doodles abstract plate A nice chunky old whimsyThis page was salvaged from an old ledger in an overall state of disrepair and I think is really quite a poignant thing, making a sort of poetry of selected moments in American history as it distills them into a list of sorts, starting with 1776, then jumping back to 1492, then extending to 1881, which I believe is about when it was written. Year 1794 was trouble with an insurrection. Year 1812 saw a war with her once mother country. 1861 saw a bitter