19th C. Paper Thin Brass Architect's Stencils - Alphabet victorian american 1800 or just a bit

1800 or just a bit earlier

Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris

very minor hairline crack on the exterior one mug

--and fill a bowl with them

1 of an edition of 6--but I think it is really a beautiful piece

19th C. Paper Thin Brass Architect's Stencils - Alphabet victorian american 1800 or just a bitI found these paper thin brass architect's draftsman's stencils along with the rooms and plans set I just listed, but thought this a perfect stand alone alphabet so here it is. The "Z &" stencil is embossed "W. Cook, 67 Mt. Pleasant, Liverpool" who I've learned was William Cook, who seems to have been a notable stencil maker; I just turned up a large set of his auctioned through Christie's years ago. Anyway, I really love these, shining like gold and