Louisa Popeney, Pennsylvania Antique 1880s Signed Autograph Book braided sweetgrass and wonderfully detailed eyes

and wonderfully detailed eyes

and its elegant earthiness

Image size: 4 1/4" x 6 7/8"

would have made a great accompaniment to that great gift

On the bottom he has written his name in pencil -- which appears

Louisa Popeney, Pennsylvania Antique 1880s Signed Autograph Book braided sweetgrass and wonderfully detailed eyesWhat I love so much about this antique autograph book, owned by a Louise Popeney and started in 1881, is the wit of many of those who signed it, and how muchlike a high school yearbookit reveals of the times. Among my personal favorites: Alas, alas, I am so dumb I cannot write in this album, and Love many, trust few, and always paddle your own canoe. But there are so many good ones. And on the second to last page, clever Fannie writes Last of all came