SOLD Scarce and Excellent Shepherd's New Slate Desk with Complete Set of Double-sided Inserts for Copying, c. 1870s framed needlepoint our boy's inquisitive looking face

our boy's inquisitive looking face and especially his painstakingly detailed jacket and pants and striped socks completely do it for me

I don't think I could love this old painted bucket any more

and weathering to the painted surface (milk paint I believe) that only happens over years and years

Quite a special feeling little group

It is in very good overall condition

SOLD Scarce and Excellent Shepherd's New Slate Desk with Complete Set of Double-sided Inserts for Copying, c. 1870s framed needlepoint our boy's inquisitive looking faceI've had one or two of these over the years but they're pretty scarce and always get me excited and this one with its complete original set of inserts, and the ribbon, which sits under them on the right side and functions to release them when pulled, still in very good tact. There were a few different iterations of these, designed by Charles C. Shepherd of Passaic, New Jersey and New York for use in school drawing and penmanship lessons. With a wedge