Award of the Purple Fret for Meinhard Hammerschmidt. Windsor-Newton gouache on pergamenata; calligraphy done in Higgins waterproof red ink and Dr. Martin’s black India ink using a Brouse nib.
The text reads:
Continue reading ❧We, Nikolai, by right of arms dread Tsar of the Middle Kingdom and Serena, she of love, beauty, and Our Tsarina forevermore do send greetings.