Trapeziums, Rectangles, Parallelograms, 19th Century Ink Perspective Study Drawing handmade box with mirror Wear and a bit of

Wear and a bit of loss around the edges

with the black ground entirely drawn in (in black pastel/charcoal)--a lot of effort

A rare and special feeling thing

whatever it once held onto long gone from its grasp

with one basket at his elbow and another balanced on his head

Trapeziums, Rectangles, Parallelograms, 19th Century Ink Perspective Study Drawing handmade box with mirror Wear and a bit ofThis was loose among a larger lot of 19th century perspective drawings, including a full notebook (listed a few weeks ago and still available as of this writing.) I find this one quite satisfying in a stand alone way for the combination of structures, and maybe especially the combination of free standing and hanging signs. And the descriptive titles "The square, the parallelogram, rectangle"; "Trapeziums, Rectangles, Parallelograms," sound like poems