Barber's Writing Academy, Mid 1800s Fraktur Penmanship Example in Great Period Frame wooden pestle making this a good way

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very finely ground glass) fuses the paint to the existing glaze permanently

and the cursive signature--and name of the subject--written in pencil on reverse certainly look like older (19th century) handwriting to me

and he struck gold too

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Barber's Writing Academy, Mid 1800s Fraktur Penmanship Example in Great Period Frame wooden pestle making this a good wayMy photos here don't do much justice to this, but I think it's really a nice thing, and very much a whole package. And while it took me a little while to figure out, I think it is quite possible that this was actually the lid of a writing box, with what appear to be parts of two hinges still attached to the corner sides of the frame at top, and a nail on the bottom edge at center, which would have met a clasp. At least I think so. And if so, one might