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"Flourishing" Christmas
Cards Drawing by: H.L. Benz; Aurora Colony Historical Society, Aurora, Oregon, 1977 Details: (7 1/2" x 5 3/8") Package of 6 cards & 6 envelopes, 3 red cards & 3 green cards. Inside reads: "Merry Christmas & Happy New Year" |
$2.50 |
| The art form on these cards is called "Flourishing" or "Spencerian Script," a uniquely American art form popular at the turn of the century. This design was drawn by Aurora Colony Schoolmaster, H. L. Bentz, as a frontispiece of a book for his student, Mary Steinbach. From the collection of Ernie & Marion Becke. |