ALL-KIND-MUSTER-TURNIPS FOR-SALE-PEACHES-CUCUMBER-PEPPER-SWEET-CORN-GRAPS-STREWBERRIES-PUNKIN-COUSHA..CANLOLPE-WATERMELON..

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A painting titled, ALL-KIND-MUSTER-TURNIPS FOR-SALE-PEACHES-CUCUMBER-PEPPER-SWEET-CORN-GRAPS-STREWBERRIES-PUNKIN-COUSHA..CANLOLPE-WATERMELON.., by John Williams. The painting is white and is painted on both sides of a long, narrow, rectangular piece of metal. The front of the painting has red, hand painted text that reads [ALL • KIND • MUSTER-TURNIP • S • / FOR • SALE • PEACHES • CUCUMBER-PEPPER • SWEET-CORN • GRAPS[sic] / STREWBERRY • S [sic]•PUNKiN • COUSHCA[TTA][sic]-CANLOLPE[sic]-WATERMELLON[sic] • PEAS]. On the top left and right corners of the painting are six (6) red and blue, six (6) pointed stars. On the top and bottom rows of the painting are red and blue vertical stripes. On the bottom left and right corners of the painting are eight (8) blue and red, six (6) pointed stars. The left and right edges of the painting are red and perforated with four holes each.

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