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« on: October 26, 2013, 03:26:41 pm »
I recently came across this Lithograph and was wondering if anyone new off the history of it It value. And help would be greatly appreciated! I got this from a older gentlemen, around 70, that said it was given to him from his father long time ago. The title of the lithograph is "The Empty Sleeve." What A Tell Tale Thing Is An Empty Sleeve. It says it was drawn by Miss A.R. Sawyer and Engraved by J.C. Buttre. Published by George Stinson & CO. Portland, Maine. Above that it says "Entered according to act of Congress AD 1871 by JC Buttre in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the southern District of New York. It's I'm the original frame still it seems with the original hanging hardware and wooden backing. It is portraying a Civil War Soldier after his Return Home having to explain to his daughter how he lost his arm and why. The Lithograph is around 16"x23" in size. It looks to be on thicker paper and has aging and even discoloring as you can see (marks and that are in the glass itself). And that's pretty much all I know about this, so I am turning to the experts. You guys are always do helpful! Thanks!