Testimony of Approbation for Maralyn, Unusual Early 19th Century Letterpress Reward of Merit elm city national bank 5 15/16" l x 1

5 15/16" l x 1 5/8" t x 15/16" and in great condition with a great patina

with just minor dings and scratches

The tiles are wooden

Pennsylvania folk art watercolor in rich brown and pink--colors made I think not from pigments in a watercolor set

Wood back of frame appears to have been stamped "Bristol

Testimony of Approbation for Maralyn, Unusual Early 19th Century Letterpress Reward of Merit elm city national bank 5 15/16" l x 1I'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