A quick survey of pencil history sites on the web suggests that
painted pencils, and especially pencils painted yellow, date
after about 1890 and earlier pencils are unpainted wood; casting
additional doubt on the 19th century date of the painting.


William B. Lees, Ph.D., RPA
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-----Original Message-----
From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Chris Pickerell
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 7:35 AM
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Subject: Re: Request

Dear list members,



I have an request that may be of some interest to you.  While
searching on Ebay the other day I came across a painting
depicting an archaeological scene with arrowheads, a deer (?) jaw
bone, two quartz points and a piece of note paper showing the
excavation.  The painting is purported by the seller to have been
executed during the 19th century, but clues in the painting
itself lead me to believe that it is actually form the 20th
century.  For example, the make of the brush and fact that the
note paper appears to have been pulled from a spiral notebook
would lead me to believe that the painting was executed in 1970
and not 1870.  When I pointed this out to the seller he told me
that the piece was appraised as a 19th century painting.....



If anyone wants to see the painting they can go to the link below
or check out item # 7314676911.




http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7314676911&rd=
1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1



BTW, I am not the seller and will not be bidding!!!!!!!!!



I hope I have not offended anyone by bringing this up, but I am
interested in hearing your thoughts on this...let me know what
you think.



Chris Pickerell