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<p>[QUOTE="Jivvy, post: 594585, member: 8184"]This is not a subject I know, but I do know that when these types of crafts are popular with hobbyists, there are usually newspapers stories.</p><p><br /></p><p>With a rather quick search, the earliest piece I found (not so much the hobbyists, yet) was 1838 (see below). After that, as home hobby, floral paintings on slate seemed to surge in the late 1870s through the 1890s. Swells and lulls follow, uptick post-WWII, and big uptick late 1960s. Popularity continued and seems to have peaked in the 1990s... interest has been waning ever since.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think the painting style of yours is fairly old-fashioned for the late 1960s and later, but wouldn't be surprised if it was part of the post-WWII interest. </p><p><br /></p><p>Just for interest's sake, the following...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]177157[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jivvy, post: 594585, member: 8184"]This is not a subject I know, but I do know that when these types of crafts are popular with hobbyists, there are usually newspapers stories. With a rather quick search, the earliest piece I found (not so much the hobbyists, yet) was 1838 (see below). After that, as home hobby, floral paintings on slate seemed to surge in the late 1870s through the 1890s. Swells and lulls follow, uptick post-WWII, and big uptick late 1960s. Popularity continued and seems to have peaked in the 1990s... interest has been waning ever since. I think the painting style of yours is fairly old-fashioned for the late 1960s and later, but wouldn't be surprised if it was part of the post-WWII interest. Just for interest's sake, the following... [ATTACH=full]177157[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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