"Mme. Jordan Palm Reader-Trade Sign," poster paint on cardboard, unsigned, from the collection of Herbert W. Hemphill, an avid collector of folk art and one of the founding members of the Museum of American Folk Art. Image:23.5" H x 15.5" W; frame: 24.25" H x 16.25" W

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