Very Beautiful 1811 Hand-printed Paper Covered German Catechism Book with Fratur Lettered Nameplate walter addison pottery rather life-like presence

rather life-like presence

And turns out the Gichner Ironworks

This one has a very contemporary feel to me

There is enough depth to the bowl to make it useful for serving

but that's why I like it--I would certainly think this was its maker's first (and likely only

Very Beautiful 1811 Hand-printed Paper Covered German Catechism Book with Fratur Lettered Nameplate walter addison pottery rather life-like presenceThis, and a second PA German catechism book listed next, are all about book as object for me namely about the gorgeous hand printed paper on the cover boards, and, in the case of this one, about the ink lettering on the endpages. On this one the long edges of the pages were painted, too. I simply do not have it in me not at least temporarily take stewardship of books like this. The book was published in Reading PA in 1811, and the Daniel Boos who