Lovely Early 19th C. Ledger Index with Hand-marbled Cover antique Japanese sake bottle with the only information on

with the only information on it is a very faintly handwritten "cardinal

and eyes just barely peeking out from underneath that tall hat

is that he was born in Chicago

it reads as pure sculpture

either way really a cool object

Lovely Early 19th C. Ledger Index with Hand-marbled Cover antique Japanese sake bottle with the only information onI just love these tall and narrow 19th c. alphabetical ledger indexes, which served as guides to much larger account ledgers. And the blue hand marbled cover on this one is especially lovely. With stamped letters on the tabs in black ink, in an unusual font. Not surprisingly, the "Q" page is blank, with other pages ranging from nearly empty to nearly full. 11 15 16" x 3 3 4". One page per letter. Good condition, with binding holding and all pages