Empire State Grapes, Hand Stenciled Page From c. 1868 Nursery Specimens Salesman Sample Catalog vintage painting supplies as if to say "I'll

as if to say "I'll do you one better

but not notable chips or cracks at all that I can see

as I think it's very cool

There is also an incised mark which appears to read 18

I love old brass stencils bearing evocative words and phrases and am always looking for them

Empire State Grapes, Hand Stenciled Page From c. 1868 Nursery Specimens Salesman Sample Catalog vintage painting supplies as if to say "I'llSuch luminous and voluptuous grapes, I do want to eat or drink! them right up. 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 grapes here were rendered in a manner akin to a theorem watercolor, using multiple, hand cut stencils and