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melda58 · ‎01-01-2021

Aside from not being able to read the artist's name and title of this 10"x12" etching (any help in this regard would be much appreciated) - what does the "c III" at the extreme right indicate? Is it an edition? I'm pretty sure it doesn't translate to 103.

Thanks and happy new year!

Rita

sonomabarn67 · ‎01-01-2021

What does the label say? close up?

Swedish (Borjn)?

melda58 · ‎01-01-2021

@sonomabarn67 wrote:
What does the label say? close up?
Swedish (Borjn)?

The label is the framing store "Swain's Art Store" with locations in NY & NJ. I think Borjn is a good possibility. Then there's the squiggle in the middle. I also thought maybe it was "Boy.." - title for the subject of the etching but there's a dot over the letter so "j" is more likely. Thanks!

Rita

melda58 · ‎01-01-2021

Just checked on Borjn - I think the Swedish name is Bjorn so wrong sequence of letters. But thanks again. Any thoughts on the c III?

Rita

janetpjohn_la · ‎01-01-2021

How are you spelling Bjorn?

Janet

melda58 · ‎01-01-2021

The first word on the etching looks something like Borj...or could be Boy..

Rita

Anonymous · ‎01-01-2021

Perhaps the squiggle and dots represent an "ini". Something like Borzini. Just a guess.

Have you taken the print out of the frame and mat? Can we see the back without the paper?

sonomabarn67 · ‎01-01-2021

But can we see a picture of that lable?

melda58 · ‎01-02-2021

@sonomabarn67 wrote:
But can we see a picture of that lable?

Here's the label and also the back with paper removed.

sonomabarn67 · ‎01-02-2021

Thanks for posting that. All I can see is that it must have been framed between 1962 and July 1, 1963 (zip code started) as it lacks the code and your etching is dated 1962. Does that help with the name? No.

maxine*j · ‎01-02-2021

@sonomabarn67 wrote:
Thanks for posting that. All I can see is that it must have been framed between 1962 and July 1, 1963 (zip code started) as it lacks the code and your etching is dated 1962. Does that help with the name? No.

A very minor point, but I don't think you can date the framing that closely. Most people went ahead and used up their inventory of stationery, labels, and so on, and didn't add the Zip Code until they had to order a new supply.

sonomabarn67 · ‎01-02-2021

OK but since there is no way to know other than to audit their expenditures to see when the first reorder was placed with the new zip, or to turn on the Wayback Machine, we'll just call it 1965.

maxine*j · ‎01-02-2021

Works for me! 😅

i haven't replied to this thread before because Rita is one of the best handwriting / signature readers / decipherers we have. I figure if she's stumped, I don't stand a chance.