Dear Sacred Book, Oh Let Me Treasure Thee...Maranda Mowry's 1852 Pocket Bible with Handwritten Inscription tonka 1957 This lovely sculptural small vase

This lovely sculptural small vase is by the late master pottery John C

It's funny what sets our various hearts racing--this one completely did it for me

attached to frame with brass studs

I love a good bunny

Great horse

Dear Sacred Book, Oh Let Me Treasure Thee...Maranda Mowry's 1852 Pocket Bible with Handwritten Inscription tonka 1957 This lovely sculptural small vaseMuch of the beauty of searching for things in the physical world (in contrast to buying online) is coming across things I'd never look for though of course it's the danger too, as there are so many different sorts of empathetic objects! This was propped in a glass case, spine concealed, but a little handwriting visible, so of course I had to ask to see it, to discover it is a (hefty!) pocket Bible, published by Sanborn and Carter, Portland ME, 1852 a