I AM SELLING THIS FOR A SENIOR CITIZEN LADY THAT HAS HAD THIS IN HER FAMILY FOR MANY YEARS. HER FAMILY LIVED IN DENVER COLORADO FOR GENERATIONS. THIS PAINTING WAS PART OF HER FAMILY'S HEIRLOOMS. THIS PAINTING WAS SOLD BY THE NOW EXTINCT "CHAIN AND HARDY COMPANY" DEPARTMENT STORE'S ART DEPARTMENT WHICH WAS LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN DENVER ON 16TH AND ARAPAHOE STREETS. THE ORIGINAL LABEL AND HAND WRITTEN NUMBE (#4876) IS STILL ON THE BACK OF THE PAINTING. THIS PAINTING IS A *HAND PAINTED* DUPLICATE OF AN ORIGINAL ARTIST'S WORK. I AM UNSURE OF THE TITLE OF THE MASTER WORK. THE PAINTING IS IN IT'S ORIGINAL PLASTER FRAME. THE DIMENSIONS ARE THE FOLLOWING:

**WITH FRAME THE MEASUREMENTS ARE 17 1/4 INCHES ACROSS X 14 INCHES HIGH.

**WITHOUT FRAME THE MEASUREMENTS ARE 10 3/4 INCHES ACROSS X 7 3/4 INCHES HIGH.

THE NOTED FLAWS TO THIS PIECE ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1. THERE IS ONE MINOR SPLIT IN THE CANVAS OVER THE BABY'S HEAD. APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH LONG. THIS CAN BE REPAIRED BY A PROFESSIONAL RESTORER. PLEASE SEE PHOTO OF THIS.

2. THERE IS SOME MINOR PLASTER DAMAGE TO THE FRAME. ONE PIECE MISSING FROM INNER PORTION OF FRAME.  2 CORNERS ARE MISSING SMALL PIECES OF PLASTER.  THERE ARE MULTIPLE HAIRLINE AGE RELATED CRACKS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE FRAME PLASTER. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS.

3. ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE PAINTING, THERE ARE WOODEN CORNER WEDGES WHICH MAKE UP PART OF THE WOODEN FRAME SKELETON. ONE SMALL WEDGE IS MISSING. THREE WEDGES ARE STILL PRESENT. THIS DOES NOT AFFECT THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE FRAME. PLEASE SEE PHOTO.

PLEASE EMAIL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS PIECE AND I WILL TRY TO ANSWER THEM FOR YOU. MY FAMILY AND I ARE DENVER NATIVES AND I HAVE ALWAYS APPRECIATED THE HISTORY OF DENVER. I THINK THIS WOULD BE NICE TO ADD TO ANY HOME.

PLEASE SEE ALL PHOTOS AS THEY ARE A VERY BIG PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL SALES ARE FINAL. THIS PAINTING WILL BE WELL PACKED AND INSURED.

THANK YOU FOR LOOKING.