Engrossed Diploma from 1912

[Erica McPhee]

I was at a restaurant in Naples, Florida waiting for a table when this caught my eye in the lobby. A real live engrossed diploma from 1912 in the wild!!!

I was absolutely thrilled and glad the wait for our table turned into a fabulous 15 minutes. Wish I could have taken better pictures but it was very dark in there and people (including my family) were looking at me like I was nuts. 

[AnasaziWrites]

Wow. Fantastic.

[Aries M]

The certificate you found was far more ornate and older, but just so you know.. your not the only one who gets the looks 

[Vintage_BE]

I was at a restaurant in Naples, Florida waiting for a table when this caught my eye in the lobby. A real live engrossed diploma from 1912 in the wild!!!

I was absolutely thrilled and glad the wait for our table turned into a fabulous 15 minutes. Wish I could have taken better pictures but it was very dark in there and people (including my family) were looking at me like I was nuts. 

Looking at the signatures at the bottom, if these persons were not (as I suppose) trained penmen, one is led to believe that education back then included serious - and effective- penmanship training.

[Erica McPhee]

@Aries M  Good find! 

@Vintage_BE - absolutely! Some of the old texts are SO serious!