Louisa Popeney, Pennsylvania Antique 1880s Signed Autograph Book tabletop This is a stunning

This is a stunning

This stoneware vase was hand thrown then pressed on four sides to give it a faceted yet still very organic form

4 1/2" diameter and 4 1/4" tall with lid and in excellent condition

I've since learned  these types of fertility figures are made by the Sambura people of Kenya and that she is probably just a couple of decades old

Louisa Popeney, Pennsylvania Antique 1880s Signed Autograph Book tabletop This is a stunningWhat I love so much about this antique autograph book, owned by a Louise Popeney and started in 1881, is the wit of many of those who signed it, and how muchlike a high school yearbookit reveals of the times. Among my personal favorites: Alas, alas, I am so dumb I cannot write in this album, and Love many, trust few, and always paddle your own canoe. But there are so many good ones. And on the second to last page, clever Fannie writes Last of all came