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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;techbiker, post: 4557462, member: 60629&quot;]Thank you! I called them tapestries because I&#039;m outside my comfort zone. I didn&#039;t notice the canvas threads on the last 3. All of the canvas thread I can see appears to be unprinted.</p><p><br /></p><p>For age, I examined the nails in the frames/stretchers. I&#039;m quite unfamiliar with the portrayed scenes however so unfortunately, I can&#039;t conclude much from the content. Do you have any thoughts there?</p><p><br /></p><p>I noticed the tambourine dancer canvas had detached from a couple of the nails in its stretchers. Then, I removed one of those nail heads and examined the underside. The nail appears to be a &quot;Type A&quot; machine cut nail circa 1800-~1830 given the shape of the shank. The stretchers are also very dark and appear quite old. <a href="https://inspectapedia.com/interiors/Determine-age-of-old-nails.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://inspectapedia.com/interiors/Determine-age-of-old-nails.php" rel="nofollow">Key to Age of Antique Metal Nails Context, Head, Shank, Details Help ID Age a Nail (inspectapedia.com)</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Please see pictures:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Q8CLU5T.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/kHXvshU.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The frames on the 3 &quot;non-tapestries&quot; are secured with machine cut finish nails. The nails appear to be driven at a slight angle and rust staining appears to be heavier on one side. I theorized they could be &quot;L head&quot; nails, which are potentially closer to 1800 than 1890. Alternatively, they would be more typical machine cut finish nails. Regardless, I&#039;m quite confident these are pre-1890. Perhaps as early as 1800.</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]tsXTpxFQnwY[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/1i8FdFi.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m having more trouble dating the &quot;Swan Ladies&quot; though. 19th century women&#039;s fashion is overwhelming. What are your thoughts on the latest possible age of the dresses they are wearing? Might be possible to establish the &quot;early&quot; end of a date range.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you again[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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