Autumn In New England: Cider Making – Antique Wall Art
(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 Autumn In New England: Cider Making 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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Autumn In New England: Cider Making
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Cider making was a fall ritual on New England farms, and this scene captures the work as it was done before modern processing took it over. Apples were gathered from orchard trees, washed, ground into pulp at a mill, and pressed in wooden or iron presses to release their juice, which was often left to ferment into hard cider. Families and neighbors frequently worked together over several days of harvest, and the finished barrels could last through the winter months. Because the harvest came just before the holiday season, cider became part of the autumn table that Thanksgiving celebrations drew on.
| Created / published | c. 1866 |
|---|---|
| Medium | print, lithograph |
| Notes | Currier & Ives, New York |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,004 × 2,700 px · prints to 13 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 00609u |
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