Excerpt of Franklin's Remarks at 1787 Constitutional Convention, Poignant 19th C. Penmanship Exercise salesman sample wire mesh screen Super sweet

Super sweet

I think he looks a little like Jim Nabors

7 3/4" square x 1 5/8" tall and in excellent condition

attributed Edizioni Brogi at lower right

Excerpt of Franklin's Remarks at 1787 Constitutional Convention, Poignant 19th C. Penmanship Exercise salesman sample wire mesh screen Super sweetI purchased this one from an antiquarian book and all sorts of interesting things on paper dealer based in the Albany area, at a very good antiques show where I found not a single other thing I felt like committing to. Of course I'm always looking for beautifully executed early penmanship examples, which this very much is (look at details; what a lot of strokes of the pen on each letter! and quite a reminder of why everyone was forced to write with