Luthera M. Whitney's Charming Antique Sketchbook, Full cartier whether that is the case

whether that is the case with this one I am not sure

and layers of color surrounding him to make it seem as if he's enveloped by a throne

The face is in very good condition

"eloquence is the companion of peace"

Luthera M. Whitney's Charming Antique Sketchbook, Full cartier whether that is the caseI did bother to look up Luthera Whitney, who signed this sketchbook, and turns out she went on to become a published writer, with works including (doesn't seem too surprising!) "Old Time Days and Ways," focused on homesteading, published in 1883. I also found a record of her listed as a school teacher in Springfield Vermont in 1870, age 26, so would guess this sketchbook dates to 1860 or so. While not every sketch here is super exciting, there are a