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Martin xxShawxx

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Was in a very old frame, not tampered with.  Thing is, the frame is very elaborate

Norrette Moore

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hmm. "Put cardboard in dark color .... back....to be drive for until tomorrow or Saturday..." ? or something like that.
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Martin xxShawxx

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Thanks Norrette. Getting closer, I think
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, NAPA

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Looks like my handwriting - old fashioned and largely illegible.... (interestingly, or not, I've been making handwriting samples today using a range of fountain pens I've bought over the years: interim conclusion: stick to Sheaffer and Parker pens; Rotring Artpen good; Jinhao skips like a mad thing and is too fat in the barrel for arthritic hands; and Lamy - just don't ask me about Lamy, that's all.  German engineering?  Pah, and I say it with venom).  I think Norette has it right, and this is a hasty note which may not have a lot to do with the painting, but probably refers to its delivery, except - is a framer going to scribble on the back of a picture?  And "color" - well, maybe they couldn't spell, but otherwise it suggests an American origin.  Where's the Scotland Yard forensic handwriting expert when you need them?
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Jim Morris

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Can't help with the literary bit. Apropos of not much, I once got a Platinum fountain for Christmas. The choice back then was that or Waterman. 
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Martin xxShawxx

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Thank you, Jim and Robert. Robert, I had a hunch of America too.
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, NAPA

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It's an interesting, stylized, painting, by the way - know anything about the artist?  Quite an austere piece: I like it.  
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Martin xxShawxx

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Haven’t a clue about the artist Robert. No sig or anything. Have to scan over it again to make sure
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Sarah Crouch

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Hello Martin, I read as saying 'put cardboard of dark color afterwards on back' the second line is even more of a guess 'in the drive for (???) window on Saturday ' Are they framing/collection instructions? Is the word at the top London? Is that a date 5/12/22? And a quote? Maybe! I hardly ever dot my i's and often forget to cross my t's so frankly it could say anything!! Good luck anyway- it's a nice painting!
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