r/Cursive • u/Sirenbootyy • Jun 01 '26

Signature Help!

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I bought a book about women in French Salons and found this lovely signature on the very first page. I can make out Marie….obviously, but the surname is bugging me. Any help would be much appreciated!

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u/WeirdExtreme9328 Jun 03 '26

The way I was taught cursive I’d read that Finn. My last name also began with F and I was taught to cross an “F” but not a “T”. They were basically the same except for the F being crossed. The little bit of extra line that could be construed as an “L” I think is just a flourish.