Prang's Christmas cards – Vintage 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
This rare antique lithograph captures Prang's Christmas cards in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Prang's Christmas cards
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Mistletoe and courtship set this card apart from the usual holiday scenes, with its suggestion of a romantic moment under the sprig. It is a chromolithograph, a color print made by layering inks from several stone or metal plates, and it was issued by L.
| Created / published | c1886. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Advertisements 1880-1890.Chromolithographs Color 1880-1890. |
| Notes | Copyright by L. Prang & Co., Boston. |
| Subjects | Courtship. Love. Christmas cards--1880-1890. Mistletoe. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 995 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-111137 |
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