GUEST: It's a handkerchief that was printed when George Washington died. It has the eulogies of the soldiers, sailors, citizens, "all the tears of America." It was in my husband's family, and so for our Christmas present, his parents had it framed for us and we've had it about 50 years.
APPRAISER: This is from 1799. It is copperplate printed. The copperplate printing technology was most evolved in England, so this was probably printed in England. What's really extraordinary about it is the depth of feeling that you get when you read how people mourned the passing of George Washington and how beloved he was in this country. If this were to come up at auction, because of its rarity and extraordinary collectibility, it would sell for between $6,500 and $7,000 at auction.
GUEST: Wow, that is wonderful.