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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;joe blowski, post: 4289570, member: 17814&quot;]Hi!&nbsp; Couple of questions about this framed portrait I picked up at a garage sale for two bucks.&nbsp; I bought it for the back board I can use on currently unframed paintings once they find a home.&nbsp; I&#039;m guessing it dates from late 1800&#039;s but I didn&#039;t find any inscriptions or newspapers when I took her out of the frame.</p><p>Is the portrait charcoal or pastel and how canI tell?&nbsp; Is it possibly a photo printed on some kind of fiber board?</p><p>Would this have been considered an expensive frame back in the day?&nbsp; It&#039;s built up of several parts: the outer most was silver colored at one point (now black), then gold (not gilded) vine entwined log, velvet, and finally gold colored linked rings. </p><p>The frame components look to be plaster over wood.&nbsp; Is this the most likely composition?</p><p>Can the velvet or nails be used to date the frame?</p><p>Well, that&#039;s enough for now, any comments / education is appreciated!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]345130[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]345131[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]345132[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]345133[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]345134[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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