C. Mid 19th Century Natural History Catechism Book with Wonderful Hand-colored Engravings vintage french fashion design On the underside of the

On the underside of the cup is a patent date of Feb 23

I have found one other similar pair online dated to the 1920s

and it reminded me of how infrequently I find modern sculpture of a substantial scale that I really like when I am out hunting for things

11 18 x 9 1/8” framed

All mounted to blue card-- the perfect complement to the orange (with pattern drawn in red and black ink) and white (cotton I believe) of the lace

C. Mid 19th Century Natural History Catechism Book with Wonderful Hand-colored Engravings vintage french fashion design On the underside of theFor me this one is all about the marvelous engravings of all sorts of fishes and sea creatures, as well as bees and birds and flies and nests and hives and more and most of them hand colored. But the text is pretty fun too, a catechism structured as questions and answers in an accessible, conversational way through which we learn about many wonders of the natural world with a nod to God when there is no apparent explanation for why something is the