Procedures

This poster was examined using a microscope, black light, digital imaging and detailed observation. The words "This poster was examined by Poster Mountain Inc. and it has been determined to be a reproduction. Our full report can be viewed at, www.postermountain.com" were silk screened in the lower left corner.

Conclusion

This is a reproduction of a lithography image printed using an ink jet printer on modern paper. In the past other reproductions that were printed using similar techniques fluoresced when examined under a black light. However, due to the advances in paper and printing processes this reproduction did not fluoresce.

Naked eye observation shows several key signs that this is not an authentic poster. The center vertical line where the two panels would traditionally overlap one another is printed. The true overlap of the two sheets of paper runs horizontally through the poster, which is not authentic to this time period or the type of poster. Additionally there is a printing error in the shadow cast by the coffin bearer in the front where the image is blurred. Moreover typical signs of aging that would be seen on a poster from this era were not acquired with wear, but were printed as part of the image.

Examination using a microscope shows the “CMYK” color pigmentation of a modern printer instead of the layering typical of a stone lithograph. Scrutiny of a scratch in the lower right corner also reveals that the paper color was painted on and beneath it is white modern paper. In addition posters from this period were usually printed on a rag paper and the fibers would be visible under a microscope, which is not the case with this poster.

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