Champion Quince, Hand Stenciled Page From c. 1868 Nursery Specimens Salesman Sample Catalog filene's basement The solid black forms were

The solid black forms were printed first

Jones for Harvey F

and what great hats and dresses

Marbled one is slightly larger: 3 1/8" tall

and the stuffing is fairly light weight

Champion Quince, Hand Stenciled Page From c. 1868 Nursery Specimens Salesman Sample Catalog filene's basement The solid black forms wereA radiant Champion Quince, glowing like sunshine. I've handled a few examples (of apples and peaches and pears) of this type before this would have been one page in a salesman sample type horticultural specimen catalogue (unbound, but held together in a large folio case). This is not a lithograph rather, the quince here was rendered in a manner akin to a theorem watercolor, using multiple, hand cut stencils and meticulously applied layers of