Early, Fine, German Froebel Kindergarten Paper Weaving Album (Accordion Fold) beveled glass white and blue silk thread

white and blue silk thread (now pink

which would be used to tag deliveries of freshly caught fish to the businesses that would sell them--in this case Chas

There is also a bit of red stain/spatter over his left cheek

just about to swim out of the frame

but I like it all the better for the wear in combination with the sentiment

Early, Fine, German Froebel Kindergarten Paper Weaving Album (Accordion Fold) beveled glass white and blue silk threadNot one but two complete Froebel kindergarten albums today, which I chose to list side by side as they complement each other wonderfully this one German, c. 1880s I believe, showcasing paper weaving, and the other American, c. 1890s, showcasing the exercises of paper pricking and thread drawing, very very finely in both cases. Both are clearly the work of kindergarten teachers, showing mastery of the exercises and materials, and tremendous dexterity