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Flora / Schumacher & Ettlinger, lith., 15 Murray St. N. York. – Historic Reproduction

Flora / Schumacher & Ettlinger, lith., 15 Murray St. N. York., c1873. — antique lithograph
Flora / Schumacher & Ettlinger, lith., 15 Murray St. N. York., c1873.. Antique lithograph from the Flowers & Trees collection.

(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 antique lithograph of Flora / Schumacher & Ettlinger, lith., 15 Murray St. N. York. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Flora / Schumacher & Ettlinger, lith., 15 Murray St. N. York.

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Flora" is not a botanical study but a personified figure, the Roman goddess of flowers, shown as a woman surrounded by blooms. It was printed around 1873 as a tobacco package label by Schumacher & Ettlinger, a New York lithography firm whose Murray Street address appears in the imprint. In the 1870s, manufacturers used colorful labels like this to make their goods stand out on shop shelves, and lithography allowed several inks to be layered at a modest cost. The pairing of a graceful female figure with a floral motif was meant to suggest refinement to buyers.

Created / publishedc1873.
Medium1 print : lithograph, color.
GenreTobacco package labels 1870-1880.Lithographs Color 1870-1880.
SubjectsFlowers--1870-1880. Women--1870-1880.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,458 × 1,167 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-218224

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