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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lva483, post: 1001189, member: 8774&quot;]Good Evening Antiquers, </p><p>I’m looking for some help IDing this print. I purchased it at a thrift store for 50¢ a while back not really thinking too much about it. Today I cut open the back to reframe it. When I took the print out it exposed some initials in the lower right corner that were cut off by the frame. There are a total of four letters, the first two could be any of the following: f, p, k, or r and the second pair j and r (or r and j). </p><p><br /></p><p>I tried searching for the image and couldn’t find anything similar in addition to searching for a number of combinations of the letters. It depicts a night scene with a Mohawk Native American Indians (?) on a river bank with a canoe looking at the North Star. </p><p><br /></p><p>I’d estimate the paper weight is 80lb and it’s smoother (like a hot press versus cold). Regarding the print itself, I’m not convinced it’s an actual woodblock/lino print, I get the impression it’s a print from a metal plate. The actual print measures 6” x 4”, the paper is just ⅜” larger on each side. </p><p><br /></p><p>In addition, maybe this will help with dating it, I found an old telephone book page, the letter P, featuring contact info for “pleaters” and “platers” in Wisconsin. The phone numbers are a total of five digits, the format being “1-2345” and from what I can find, was used anywhere from 1920-1960. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you so much for taking the time to check this out and read the above, I look forward to hearing what others have to say about it.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]206590[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]206591[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]206592[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]206593[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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