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  1. 2manybooks liked Figtree3's post in the thread Identifying Albumen vs Silver Gelatin Prints.

    The Graphics Atlas goes into a great deal of detail about identification of all sorts of prints (they even include magnification). The...

    May 18, 2024 at 8:30 PM

  2. 2manybooks replied to the thread Identifying Albumen vs Silver Gelatin Prints.

    One of the most diagnostic features of albumen prints is the very thin paper they are on. The process of making the photographic paper...

    May 18, 2024 at 3:43 PM

  3. 2manybooks liked Debora's post in the thread Australian Paper Shopping Bag Help.

    That is consistent with the dates of the Eastern Market on Bourke street which opened in 1879. Debora [ATTACH]

    Eastern_Market,_Bourke_St_East_(ca._1876-1894)_State_Library_Victoria.jpg May 18, 2024 at 12:15 PM

  4. 2manybooks attached a file to the thread Australian Paper Shopping Bag Help.

    If the bag is flat bottomed, it would date after 1870-1871, when Margaret Knight secured a patent on a machine to produce flat bottomed...

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  5. 2manybooks liked Any Jewelry's post in the thread Help with this statue please. TYIA.

    Those tall crowns are South Indian, but I haven't seen this/these crown model(s) before. In Hindu terms this is the most complete...

    May 18, 2024 at 10:10 AM

  6. 2manybooks replied to the thread 1848 Landseer Print, C.G. Lewis, Engraver.

    I believe "image not available" does not mean that the Museum does not have the print. It means that it has not been photographed and...

    May 17, 2024 at 10:40 AM

  7. 2manybooks liked Ownedbybear's post in the thread China Sherd Identification.

    We stole those designs from Chinese wares. The Gotheberg pages are spot on for this sherd. Can you see it looks almost engraved?

    May 17, 2024 at 10:16 AM

  8. 2manybooks liked Bronwen's post in the thread 1848 Landseer Print, C.G. Lewis, Engraver.

    Welcome, Judy. The staff of the British Museum are lovely about getting back to you, although it can take several weeks. What did you...

    May 17, 2024 at 12:08 AM

  9. 2manybooks replied to the thread China Sherd Identification.

    The Ridgway Dado pattern is transferware. The design on the sherd is hand painted.

    May 16, 2024 at 10:57 PM

  10. 2manybooks liked Sdcookie2's post in the thread Nice little pick at local antique store.

    They are ivory. I wouldn't have bought them if they weren't. I have only handled a few 100 pieces in the last 30 years. They were...

    May 16, 2024 at 8:03 PM

  11. 2manybooks attached a file to the thread China Sherd Identification.

    Two entries in Gotheborg's site that may be applicable - [ATTACH] https://gotheborg.com/qa/exportforthewest.shtml [ATTACH]...

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  12. 2manybooks liked Ownedbybear's post in the thread China Sherd Identification.

    I’d say it actually is Asian, specifically Chinese, and eighteenth into nineteenth century. The style, clay body and the fineness are...

    May 16, 2024 at 5:27 PM

  13. 2manybooks liked Ownedbybear's post in the thread China Sherd Identification.

    You’re very welcome. I’m in the U.K., and we do love our sherds here.

    May 16, 2024 at 5:27 PM

  14. 2manybooks liked Bronwen's post in the thread Nice little pick at local antique store.

    They are not Not Ivory.

    May 16, 2024 at 2:00 PM

  15. 2manybooks replied to the thread China Sherd Identification.

    Ah - knowing it is from an American site may be helpful.

    May 16, 2024 at 1:19 PM
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