Miss Fanny Williams's (Stonington, CT) 1834 School Register With Beautiful Tally Marks and Poetic Insertions Italian folk art Here we've got A-Z plus

Here we've got A-Z plus an extra G and D

It appears to be held together largely or entirely by was of tiny nails

with a Dalmation-like polka dotted dress to boot

and her face forever raised toward his

and would be beautiful now filled with a big pile of berries

Miss Fanny Williams's (Stonington, CT) 1834 School Register With Beautiful Tally Marks and Poetic Insertions Italian folk art Here we've got A-Z plusJust 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: