1822 Pluma H. Ralph Much Aged But Very Tender Alphabet Sampler expressionistic glaze …most of the paint on

…most of the paint on the head is gone

making each tree in the foreground feel unique

Very finely made

along with glass

but I am not certain

1822 Pluma H. Ralph Much Aged But Very Tender Alphabet Sampler expressionistic glaze …most of the paint onAs you probably probably know by now, my inclinations lean toward rescuing and retrieving things that might not otherwise be readily appreciated, as might be said for this sampler, of a Pluma H. Ralph, dated March 22, 1822, just about exactly 200 year ago. It was in part the year of its making that felt significant to me, as if calling across time to be re considered at this moment, and also her name, calling to mind peacocks and plums, which also