No It is Rotten Out, c. 1920s Ink Stamp and Graphite on 19th c. Ledger Paper Benjamin Harnett art black and white reproductions and

black and white reproductions and two color plates

1920s or so

quintessentially Tlingit geometric patterns remaining pretty well in tact

which can be quite stunning in both bold and subtle ways

5 7/8” x 2 7/8” x 5/8” solid brass

No It is Rotten Out, c. 1920s Ink Stamp and Graphite on 19th c. Ledger Paper Benjamin Harnett art black and white reproductions andThis is one of five drawings on ledger paper I am listing, all found together, with some 19th c. writing on some of the pages, but the drawings (or in this case printed lettering) done a few decades later, I'm guessing 1920s or 30s, when a kid, or a couple of them, got a hold of the ledger. The phrase "No, it is rotten out" spelled out in hand stamped letters really makes this for me, but then I also like to think about handsome George, and wonder