Set of Four Exuberant Crayon Drawn Mandalas by John Mosher, Grade 3, 1939 english pigeon decoy Beautiful bright white exterior

Beautiful bright white exterior

Dating to the mid 19th century or so

such that it does not slide in tightly but rather just sets

On one edge of the page our subject is so intently writing upon is printed "Salvation Army"--perhaps the joke here being that the soul of our Y

Set of Four Exuberant Crayon Drawn Mandalas by John Mosher, Grade 3, 1939 english pigeon decoy Beautiful bright white exteriorI'm a total sucker for school drawings like this pure joy, and I think pretty transcendent. These were done by a young John Mosher in 1939, in third grade, and feel to me as if channeling both Pennsylvania hex stars and Froebel kindergarten cut paper designs but rendered with the immediacy of hard pressed crayon! Quite nice in a grid I think so am offering as a set. Each was folded along one edge to make the paper square. Paper size (as folded) of