1789 Penmanship Notebook, Abijah Crane, Boston, MA. English drawing This gorgeous hand hammered copper

This gorgeous hand hammered copper pitcher with brass handle has a rich patina and graceful silhouette

including fairly recently in "Shifting Ecologies" (2014) curated by Marianne Van Lent at The Painting Center

as well as pencil marks all over

It's seen some use for sure--most curiously

to the winding path into the distance glimpsed through the window

1789 Penmanship Notebook, Abijah Crane, Boston, MA. English drawing This gorgeous hand hammered copperWow! Ive bought and sold a number of 19th century penmanship and maths notebooks, including a couple British ones from the early 1800s, but never one from the 18th century, let alone an American one, and this one feels quite historically significant. This and another I am listed separately were kept by an Alijah Crane (Jr.) of Boston this one begun on November 23, 1789 maintained during the period when the Bill of Rights was ratified and last of the