SOLD Scarce and Excellent Shepherd's New Slate Desk with Complete Set of Double-sided Inserts for Copying, c. 1870s framed needlepoint over-full storage of a longtime

over-full storage of a longtime collector

Quite a special feeling little group

I've had a few old carved cats with great folky faces in the shop

I don't think I could love this old painted bucket any more

The most wear is to her blue dress

SOLD Scarce and Excellent Shepherd's New Slate Desk with Complete Set of Double-sided Inserts for Copying, c. 1870s framed needlepoint over-full storage of a longtimeI've had one or two of these over the years but they're pretty scarce and always get me excited and this one with its complete original set of inserts, and the ribbon, which sits under them on the right side and functions to release them when pulled, still in very good tact. There were a few different iterations of these, designed by Charles C. Shepherd of Passaic, New Jersey and New York for use in school drawing and penmanship lessons. With a wedge