Miss Fanny Williams's (Stonington, CT) 1834 School Register With Beautiful Tally Marks and Poetic Insertions dollhouse folk art And if there were ever

And if there were ever a thing constructed in the manner of a penny rug that I was 100% aligned with my sensibilities

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Miss Fanny Williams's (Stonington, CT) 1834 School Register With Beautiful Tally Marks and Poetic Insertions dollhouse folk art And if there were everJust a handful of pages here, but I find this quite special. I first grabbed it for the two page spread shown in the first photo the most beautiful and precise set of tally marks I think I've ever seen, tracking the attendance of a group of young male students in the class of Miss Fanny Williams at the District 13 school in Stonington, CT, 1834. But then, digging in, I discovered a few other moments here that bring Miss Fanny very much to life: