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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Weymouth, England
From: leica at jayburleson.com (Jay Burleson)
Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 11:42:35 -0700
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Yes, the statue and other details on the top of the plinth are painted 
in "lifelike" colors (colours) ;-)
Here is a photo I found online: 
http://dorset-ancestors.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/212.jpg
If you look at advertising and signage in the US during the same period 
is it also a dogs breakfast of fonts.

Jay

On 10/1/2013 7:24 AM, Douglas Barry wrote:
> "Jay Burleson" <leica at jayburleson.com> offered
>> The Grateful Inhabitants
>> http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/England-2013/Monochrome/L1001263
>>  
>>
>>
> Jay,
> Amazing how styles of English script have evolved with that heavy 
> capitalisation back then. I get the impression the statue is coloured: 
> is it painted, or did they use coloured stone?
>
> Douglas
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Jay,

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