Antique G.A. Gaskell Penmanship Plate X Bird Flourish Calligraphy Framed For Sale

Up for sale is an authentic antique 1880 Victorian calligraphic print featuring elaborate off-hand penmanship flourishing by master penman George A. Gaskell.

This piece—labeled Plate X—depicts a beautifully executed calligraphic bird atop a feathered nest and tree branch, created using intricate Spencerian pen strokes. Below the illustration is a handwritten poem dated March 23, 1880.

G. A. Gaskell was one of the premier American penmen of the late 19th century, best known for Gaskell's Compendium of Forms.

Title/Plate: Plate X – Calligraphic Bird & Verse

Artist/Penman: G. A. Gaskell

Date: March 23, 1880 (Victorian Era)

Medium: Antique lithographic plate print on paper

Again, as of old, now the south wind blows,

In the self-same spot I lie,

Where the pansy blooms, and the violet grows,

And the rivulet wanders by.

Subject: Ornamental Spencerian calligraphic bird, nest, and poem

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Framed 14” x 11”