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DARTMOUTH COLLEGE'S BAKER LIBRARY

JUNE 1982
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DARTMOUTH COLLEGE'S BAKER LIBRARY
JUNE 1982

A Uniquely Beautiful Framed Etching Created in Reed & Barton Damascene Silver Limited Edition

This elegant portrait of Dartmouth College's celebrated landmark, Baker Library, has been strikingly recreated by the skilled craftsmen of Reed & Barton in their famed Damascene process - a unique threedimensional blending of pure silver, 24 karat gold, burnished copper, and bronze.

In the next few months, Reed & Barton craftsmen will painstakingly produce a limited numer of these elegant Damascene etchings or Insculptures. Each etching in the patented Damascene process requires more than twenty individual steps done over a period of seven weeks before the final piece is completed. Once this production run has been completed, no more Baker Library Damascene etchings will ever be made. Reed & Barton will honor all orders postmarked by July 31st. They cannot guarantee to honor orders postmarked after that date.

"Float-mounted" to produce a striking threedimensional effect, and framed in antiqued gold and silver leaf, each Damascene etching is dramatically displayed against a rich velveteen background. A Certificate of Registration will be affixed to the reverse of the frame and will bear your name, class, and your assigned Limited Edition number.

Each Damascene etching, ready for hanging, will be hand-finished with a permanent protective seal that will forever maintain the portrait's original beauty and lustrous finish. Only an occasional wiping with a soft, damp cloth is needed for maintenance.

You may pay for your Damascene Insculpture outright - or with a $35 deposit if you prefer. All of these details are described on the adjoining order form. Limited Edition numbers will be assigned sequentially as orders are received.

Please remember that this offer may be limited to only those orders postmarked by July 31st. Allow approximately eight weeks for shipment.

Actual framed size is 14 3/4 "x 12 W