Graphite and Crayon Drawing on 1879 Ledger Page: Pirate and Soldier instrument both relating to the study

both relating to the study of math and writing/calligraphy

Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880–1942) was a ceramicist and a major figure in the Arts and Crafts movement

heavy (real ebony)

Teppich was born in Germany in 1904

small carved figure extraordinarily beautiful

Graphite and Crayon Drawing on 1879 Ledger Page: Pirate and Soldier instrument both relating to the studyThis is the last in a series of kid drawings on ledger paper I found together, I think either by one boy done over a number of years, or perhaps by a couple of different makers, but all seeming to take inspiration from specific historical conflicts, though I'm not always sure their reference points. This one, with what looks to me a pirate of sorts at right, I might guess takes inspiration from one of the two Barbary Wars, fought with Tripoli