Scope and Contents: The Fridsma Antique Prints Collection consists of 8 individual pages printed with different designs from different printers between the 18th and early 19th century. The purpose of each print seems to be educational, and the designs may have been part of an almanac or sold individually by the printer.
Some of the prints a dabbed with colored ink. It is unknown whether this was done by the printer or a member of the Fridsma family. However, there is a collection of similar prints in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in the Netherlands that contains a similar coloring technique. It is possible that this was done by the printer to test color choice or technique of color printing.
Additionally, some of the pages have a watermark that is revealed with a lightbox. There is potential to identify the watermark design for further study.
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