Popping the Question – Vintage Wall Art
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Description
Popping the Question comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Popping the Question
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Here the subject is a proposal of marriage, the moment that the slang phrase "popping the question" describes. Sarony & Major, a New York lithography firm, issued this colored sheet around 1846, and the firm produced many genre scenes of courtship and everyday humor for a broad middle-class market. Color lithographs like this were affordable enough to hang in parlors, and courtship scenes suited both sentimental and comic prints. The record also carries the number 13, which may mark it as part of a numbered set.
| Created / published | 1846 |
|---|---|
| Medium | print, lithograph, color |
| Notes | Sarony & Major |
| Original scan | 3,370 × 2,432 px · prints to 11 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219836 |
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