Extraordinary 1865 George Birkenheld Fraktur Writing Commonplace Book pewter nuts 4 3/8" across at handle

4 3/8" across at handle

and a nice patina

) or indeed as pitcher (pretty cumbersome to fill

I assume it dates to the 19th century

Extraordinary 1865 George Birkenheld Fraktur Writing Commonplace Book pewter nuts 4 3/8" across at handle(I've documented the heck out of this one as I think it's so extraordinary; photos don't show every page but I could't help but to include a lot!) As you can see, I've had an eye out lately for 19th century school notebooks, both math and calligraphy, all of which I find exquisitely beautiful. But this I think is even more spectacular a manuscript known as a "commonplace book," common in the 1800s, especially among students, readers and scholars, as