Brown dog standing in a landscape, octagonal chromolithograph card – Antique Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare antique lithograph captures Brown dog standing in a landscape, octagonal chromolithograph card in remarkable detail. 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 has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Brown dog standing in a landscape, octagonal chromolithograph card
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A brown dog stands alone in an open landscape on this octagonal chromolithograph card, a format that was popular for trade cards and small advertising pieces in the late 1800s. Chromolithography, which layered several color stones to build up a printed image, let printers reproduce painted-looking scenes cheaply and in quantity. Cards like this were often handed out or tucked into packages, so their sentimental animal subjects were meant to be pleasant rather than scientific. The shaped border and the simple, open setting are worth noticing as examples of how commercial printers worked to catch the eye.
| Original scan | 825 × 1,050 px |
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| Reference | D7 |
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