Early 20th C. Plated Pendant Vesta with Window to Tiny Bone Dice mermaid The patterns in most cases

The patterns in most cases appear to be photostat copies of her own hand-drawings

General expected wear to the book itself but very sound and sturdy

with an expression that seems both surprised and keenly alert

but over time I've come to gravitate toward decidedly imperfect things

Early 20th C. Plated Pendant Vesta with Window to Tiny Bone Dice mermaid The patterns in most casesSuch a fun one, found together in Vermont along with a second vesta I've listed today, and both clearly formerly part of a larger vesta collection. This one dates to the first decade of the 20th century I believe, with the tiny dice inside the round window made of bone. I've shot the with magnification, which reveals that some of the black dots have worn away or never were, so they're not so much dice to make bets on but to the naked eye they pass the