THE ONLY VINEGAR-PAINTED CHECKER BOARD I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED, EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY AND CONDITION, PENNSYLVANIA ORIGIN, 1840-1870:
UNUSUAL OVAL CHECKERBOARD FROM THE COLLECTION OF WENDELL GARRETT, APPLE AND FOREST GREEN WITH MUSTARD, CA 1870-80
EXTRAORDINARILY MINIATURE PAINTING OF GEORGE WASHINGTON ON IVORY, AFTER JOHN TRUMBULL (WASHINGTON BEFORE THE BATTLE OF TRENTON), CA 1876, LARGE SCALE
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA BLANKET CHEST WITH HIGHLY UNUSUAL DECORATION THAT INCLUDES PUSSY WILLOWS, AN UNKNOWN BUT EXTRAORDINARY HAND, 1810-1830
PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH CUPBOARD IN BITTERSWEET ORANGE PAINT, WITH VINEAGR DECORATION, ON TURNED FEET, FOUND IN READING, PA, 1840-1870
RARE & SPECTACULAR CIVIL WAR BROADSIDE WITH AN 8-COLOR IMAGE OF WASHINGTON, FLANKED BY LADY LIBERTY AND LADY JUSTICE, ADVERTISING THE MUSTER OF NEW YORK MEN FOR A UNION ARMY REGIMENT THAT WOULD FIGHT IN VIRGINIA, ONE OF THE BEST IN EXISTENCE:
CHROME YELLOW, APPLE GREEN, AND SCARLET CHECKERBOARD WITH THE NAME OF THE MAKER PAINTED ON THE REVERSE
PATRIOTIC QUILT WITH FOUR 15 STAR FLAGS SURROUNDING A RED, WHITE, & BLUE LONE STAR, PROBABLY MADE TO CELEBRATE 100 YEARS OF KENTUCKY
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