Civil War Era Union Envelope with Charred Corner boat on water he taught Arts & Crafts

he taught Arts & Crafts classes in Dayton

I would just mat it and put it in a very simple frame

and most definitely it was made quite some time ago with a great deal of care--the wire stitching alone on this piece is quite a spectacular thing: carefully braided along one edge of the bristles

9 3/4" tall x 8 3/4" wide x 1/2" deep

4 3/16" in diameter x 2 1/4" tall

Civil War Era Union Envelope with Charred Corner boat on water he taught Arts & CraftsAs I'm sure you are aware by now, I really love when objects accrue added resonance over the course of time as result of all sorts of chance factors. This is a Civil War era envelope one of thousands of designs printed in the north during the war, representing a new industry born of a change in postal rates and met by newly invented envelope folding machines. To me (in addition to this great image of Lady Liberty leaning on her Union shield), what