Paret, Anna Parmly, [from old catalog] ed · New York and London. Harper & brothers · leaf 316
r. The plaster will probably shrink away from the shell in drying, so you must not forget to glue it fast before gilding the base. Fasten a small, moist sponge inside, on which to wipe Fig* 8 pens. The top of the shell will do for a pen-rest. A blotter may be made to match of cardboard, shaped and… … AT THE SEA-SHORE The seal may be fastened on a quaint handle formed ofthe hard, dry little body of the sea-horse, which is occa-sionally found on the beach. Add to these the penholder made from the tail of thehorseshoe-crab, and you will have a very briny set foryour writing-table. Shell Decoration…
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