Louisa Popeney, Pennsylvania Antique 1880s Signed Autograph Book blue and white pitcher the glaze appears to have

the glaze appears to have been applied while the pot was turned upside down

it reveals itself slowly

printmaker and highly influential illustrator

10" long x 7" tall x 3 1/2" deep

While I’d like to imagine the maker of the vessel had Magritte’s famous painting “The Treachery of Images” in mind

Louisa Popeney, Pennsylvania Antique 1880s Signed Autograph Book blue and white pitcher the glaze appears to haveWhat I love so much about this antique autograph book, owned by a Louise Popeney and started in 1881, is the wit of many of those who signed it, and how muchlike a high school yearbookit reveals of the times. Among my personal favorites: Alas, alas, I am so dumb I cannot write in this album, and Love many, trust few, and always paddle your own canoe. But there are so many good ones. And on the second to last page, clever Fannie writes Last of all came