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<p>[QUOTE="Pat P, post: 95185, member: 201"]I have these two sheets of paper that appear to be hand-tinted lithographs. I'm sure they're 19th century, and am leaning toward mid-1800s, but they could be earlier or somewhat later. Has anyone seen pieces like this before?</p><p><br /></p><p>They seem to be designed for something to be added in the bottom area, but I'm not sure what... perhaps hand-written menus? Or letters? Or... ?</p><p><br /></p><p>I have no idea why the margins are irregular... don't know if they would have been originally in a book and cut out?</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm going to post the signatures turned right side up so they're easier to read. I tried enhancing them, but I'm still finding them very hard to make out. Anyone have any guesses?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]24115[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]24116[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]24117[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]24118[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]24119[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]24120[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pat P, post: 95185, member: 201"]I have these two sheets of paper that appear to be hand-tinted lithographs. I'm sure they're 19th century, and am leaning toward mid-1800s, but they could be earlier or somewhat later. Has anyone seen pieces like this before? They seem to be designed for something to be added in the bottom area, but I'm not sure what... perhaps hand-written menus? Or letters? Or... ? I have no idea why the margins are irregular... don't know if they would have been originally in a book and cut out? I'm going to post the signatures turned right side up so they're easier to read. I tried enhancing them, but I'm still finding them very hard to make out. Anyone have any guesses? [ATTACH=full]24115[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]24116[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]24117[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]24118[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]24119[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]24120[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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