On Writing, Marvelous Early 19th C. Ink Drawing with Poem in Period Frame wooden coutout You know I can never

You know I can never resist something like this--just look at those tiny birds

3 3/4" wide x 2 1/2" deep x 3 1/8" tall (4 1/8" tall including leather pull

Includes a biographical outline and selected bibliography

there may be a bit of roughening around the bottom edge of the dome but minor if so

On Writing, Marvelous Early 19th C. Ink Drawing with Poem in Period Frame wooden coutout You know I can neverThis one, I deeply feel, was meant to pass through my hands and I'd be quite content to have it stay in them, I love it so much, but I'd really love it to find its way to a true writer, as what could be better than this marvelous bird hung above one's writing desk, delivering daily inspiration? Early 19th century American, I believe, and found in Maine, black ink on what I believe is wove paper. A few words elude me but for the most part the poem is