Horsman's celebrated lawn tennis / Charles Hart lith., N.Y. – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique lithograph captures Horsman's celebrated lawn tennis / Charles Hart lith., N.Y. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Horsman's celebrated lawn tennis / Charles Hart lith., N.Y.
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The lithograph is an advertisement for E.I. Horsman, a New York toy and game maker, and it shows the lawn tennis craze that swept American backyards in the early 1880s. Charles Hart, the lithographer named on the print, worked in New York and produced many colorful commercial images of the period. Lawn tennis had reached the United States only a few years earlier, and manufacturers like Horsman sold equipment and games to families eager to play the new sport at home. Notice how the print combines leisure, fashion, and a sales pitch, a common approach for advertising in the 1880s.
| Created / published | c1882. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Advertisements 1880-1890.Lithographs Color 1880-1890. |
| Notes | Copyright by E.I. Horsman, N.Y. |
| Subjects | Tennis--1880-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,463 × 1,163 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217074 |
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