Testimony of Approbation for Maralyn, Unusual Early 19th Century Letterpress Reward of Merit gold and black box and for the fact that

and for the fact that Fancher did the same exercises over and over

evoking clouds or landscape--but also making it feel a bit as if the planes were floating over

and still quite usable as a mirror

turning it in to a sort of architectural tower

The wooden dowel rolls smoothly

Testimony of Approbation for Maralyn, Unusual Early 19th Century Letterpress Reward of Merit gold and black box and for the fact thatI'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