The chain complete – Antique Print
(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.)
Description
A window into the past: The chain complete, preserved in this historic print. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Titled *The chain complete* and labeled "Courtship" on its caption card, this chromolithograph carries the copyright mark of L. Prang, the Boston firm that did much to make color printing popular in America. Chromolithography built an image from a separate stone for each color, and Prang's shop produced sentimental scenes like this one for middle-class homes during the 1870s. The chain in the title suggests a romantic bond, a common theme in genre prints of the period. Some details come from an unverified caption card, so the scene itself is worth reading closely.
| Created / published | c1875. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | Chromolithograph copyrighed by L. Prang. No. 7. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Courtship; Publ. Ind. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,122 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-155771 |
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