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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 10165885, member: 8267"][USER=602]@Aquitaine[/USER], et al - I just acquired a Gullah sweetgrass basket that has a very faint signature on the bottom. I am hoping some of you with better skills might be able to do your magic and render it legible. </p><p><br /></p><p>Below are two views with slightly different lighting angles. I can make out "6 8 3" on the stitches of one of the coils, which I assume is a date - June 1983. On the second coil above that line are more letters on both the stitches and the grass in between the stiches. I assume this would be the name of the weaver, but it is very faint. Any suggestions would be gratefully received.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]508509[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]508510[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the entire basket - </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]508511[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 10165885, member: 8267"][USER=602]@Aquitaine[/USER], et al - I just acquired a Gullah sweetgrass basket that has a very faint signature on the bottom. I am hoping some of you with better skills might be able to do your magic and render it legible. Below are two views with slightly different lighting angles. I can make out "6 8 3" on the stitches of one of the coils, which I assume is a date - June 1983. On the second coil above that line are more letters on both the stitches and the grass in between the stiches. I assume this would be the name of the weaver, but it is very faint. Any suggestions would be gratefully received. [ATTACH=full]508509[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]508510[/ATTACH] Here is the entire basket - [ATTACH=full]508511[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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