Testimony of Approbation for Maralyn, Unusual Early 19th Century Letterpress Reward of Merit elm city national bank almost as if he were

almost as if he were a just an apparition

with just minor dings and scratches

Wood back of frame appears to have been stamped "Bristol

Pennsylvania folk art watercolor in rich brown and pink--colors made I think not from pigments in a watercolor set

Testimony of Approbation for Maralyn, Unusual Early 19th Century Letterpress Reward of Merit elm city national bank almost as if he wereI've become quite attentive to rewards of merit, specifically hunting for early and unusual ones, handmade or otherwise rare and special. This one I found in Maine, purchased from a dealer from whom I recently purchased several others, those, awarded to a Polly Este, from the 1820s, and I believe this one, expressing approbation for a young Maralyn, from about then too. The irregular cut of the paper combined with armillary sphere and letterpress