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all rendered in gold

nice variation to the bone

6 3/4" t x 6 3/8" across at handle

and seeing the design and illustrations in this old copy reminds me of both their strangeness and their magic

1912 Albastine Color Chart with Eight Pages of Samples feet who I'm certain was itsThis is a neat one, both for the terrific array of colors and for the nature of Alabastine paint itself, a powdered tint that was mixed with water for use on interior surfaces. And, as one can tell from the samples in this booklet, some of which have bled a bit, this could be used as a sort of watercolor palette if desired wet the colors with a brush and you could do a little painting. Founded in New York by Melvin B. Church in 1879, Alabastine was