SOLD Elizabeth Spurgin's Best and Most Singular Old Lace and Crochet Samples Book I've Ever Seen! cut paper sihouette upon which he would perform

upon which he would perform

whether it belong to the particular class or not

3 1/4 x 5/8 and in good antique condition

two stylized bird with pin pricked outlines that feel very Pennsylvania

SOLD Elizabeth Spurgin's Best and Most Singular Old Lace and Crochet Samples Book I've Ever Seen! cut paper sihouette upon which he would performA true treasure, this one a trove of many many treasures, really, and the manifestation of a lifetime's accumulation of lacemaking knowledge by a Ms. Elizabeth Reasoner Spurgin (1842 1927), who handed the book down to her daughter, Estella Eeels, in 1914. The first inside page of the book provides a full, typewritten provenance, right down to the album's loan to Nemaha County Museum in 1990 from Nathan Eells of Ogallala, Nebraska. Photos give a good