SOLD Religion is the Daughter of Heven [sic], Early Penmanship Exercise with Charming Mistakes and Corrections antique painting on paper which suits it just fine

which suits it just fine

I really love his face

The lid fits on snugly

carved from one piece of wood with the bark left on it

In addition to some black paint loss

SOLD Religion is the Daughter of H<a>even [sic], Early Penmanship Exercise with Charming Mistakes and Corrections antique painting on paper which suits it just fineSurely done as a penmanship exercise, c. mid 19th c, I was of course drawn to this formally, for the beautifully inked lettering, and also for the rather curious (and arguably contentious) phrase "Religion is the Daughter of Heaven." But I really fell in love with it as I started to started to notice its misspellings, corrections, and the curious choice of placing greatest emphasis on the word THE! A double "is" under religion, as it seems the first