Cartoon Color Sheet Appraisal

Original Character Color Specification Sheet for 'The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show'

This is an original hand-painted animation production sheet, specifically a 'color spec' (specification) sheet, featuring the animated likenesses of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in western attire. The piece is hand-inked on acetate (cel) and painted on the reverse, then placed over a solid orange background. The item features extensive production notations with arrows pointing to specific areas of the characters' clothing, designating color codes such as 'MBL-A', 'YGR-1', and '#5' to ensure consistency across the animation studio. The characters are depicted in a stylized 1960s Hanna-Barbera aesthetic. The cel is housed in a contemporary silver-toned metal frame with a brown mat. Hand-written inscriptions on the lower right of the mat identify it as an 'Original Character Sheet (Color Spec.) Abbott & Costello Film "Westward Ho Ho" BP 150'. A signature, possibly 'John Luyten', is visible on the lower right of the orange background. The condition appears fair to good; while the cel paint remains vibrant, there is some visible rippling/warping of the acetate and minor scuffs on the frame's finish. The piece likely dates to the production of the 1967-1968 animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera and Jomar Productions.