1833 Miniature Book, "Daily Food for Christians", Perkins & Marvin, Boston antique courting games and I think would make

and I think would make a pretty nice addition to a wall of dog portraits (or second place prizes

with a hole in the center through which the handle of the churn would have fit

The painting itself is in very good antique condition

mounted to black rag paper

1833 Miniature Book, "Daily Food for Christians", Perkins & Marvin, Boston antique courting games and I think would makeI plucked this one off a shelf at my favorite rare book shop in Maine (where I make semi regular pilgrimages) due to its tiny size and clear old age; to my sensibilities it's just a marvelous little object. And surely the diminutive scale was so that it could be easily carried around in one's pocket and frequently consulted, delivering a Bible verse for each day of the year. I'd guess it was the Annie Briggs who wrote her name on the first inside page