Mary Webster's 1826 Hand-drawn Head-of-Her-Class Reward of Merit folk art portrait of ben franklin with squarish links that very

with squarish links that very much show the hand--or blade

a tail fin that can be flipped up or back

if it is indeed an antique coin bank as I think it is

making a sort of a second frame for the slate

Mary Webster's 1826 Hand-drawn Head-of-Her-Class Reward of Merit folk art portrait of ben franklin with squarish links that veryUnderstated but lovely, and a rare, early handmade reward of merit, dated 1826, which declares that Mary Webster "has gained the head of her class by diligence and good attention." One guesses the Laura Webster who signed it was likely the recipient's mother, so how much competition there was for the top spot is unknown! I really love the carefully line drawn border, and flowers and suns at the corners, the color on which has much faded over 200