This bit may have been used as a sort of signature - [ATTACH] I would be interested in seeing some details of the text used. Might it be from a...
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One of the most diagnostic features of albumen prints is the very thin paper they are on. The process of making the photographic paper involved...
If the bag is flat bottomed, it would date after 1870-1871, when Margaret Knight secured a patent on a machine to produce flat bottomed paper...
I believe "image not available" does not mean that the Museum does not have the print. It means that it has not been photographed and made...
The Ridgway Dado pattern is transferware. The design on the sherd is hand painted.
Two entries in Gotheborg's site that may be applicable - [ATTACH] https://gotheborg.com/qa/exportforthewest.shtml [ATTACH]...
Ah - knowing it is from an American site may be helpful.
It looks like it might be a type of "bidri" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidriware
Welcome @Lrosenba94, I compliment you on your photos. Working in an archeology lab, I presume? Though not my area, we have several members well...
The schreger lines are most visible on a cross section, but they can be seen on other areas of a carving depending on the angle exposed. The...
That was my first impression as well, but I have found a few other examples of similar style, dated to the 1860s - [IMG]...
Not sure about this one, but it may be an example of iron "hoe money", from Nigeria. Iron was a valuable commodity and, forged into shapes similar...
Google translates the text on the left side (on the mounting cloth) as - "Li Xikang Hanshan Temple South Shenpin Peak"
Some search results in the Textile category: https://www.antiquers.com/search/179968853/?q=oriental+rug&o=date&c[node]=25...
It does not appear to be standard classical Latin. "Vi" seems to be used as an emphasis, like English uses the suffix "est". So "plenusa vi" =...
Just for context (which is always helpful) - "Hanshan Temple, is a Buddhist temple and monastery in Gusu District of Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. It is...
Welcome, @nadajda. We have had previous discussions about refining the categories available on the site, but it seems we are limited to the way...
Could you please transcribe the letters as you see them, and indicating likely spacing? It is difficult to get a good view of the text from the...
If cleaned as vigorously as you suggest, lead could appear lighter in color, at least for awhile. Under normal circumstances it will form lead...
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