Sweet and Son, Providence RI, Late 19th c. Handcut Stencil turned leg stool 9 7/8" x 8 1/16"

9 7/8" x 8 1/16" on laid paper

and there is one tiny bit of something adhered to the surface of the lid

Clearly invested with a lot of care

and this unlike another I've seen

Sweet and Son, Providence RI, Late 19th c. Handcut Stencil turned leg stool 9 7/8" x 8 1/16"I love an old stencil, particularly ones that stand on their own as interesting objects, and particularly ones incorporating good words language that makes them resonate beyond their original function. Here, in addition to being a nice little piece of Providence, RI history (Sweet appears to have opened in 1840 as a manufacturer and wholesale dealer of dry goods, first as J. B Sweet then becoming "Sweet & Son" with the addition of S. S. Sweet, the