The new costume polka, composed for the piano by Martha Keller / J. Queen delt. ; P.S. Duval's Steam lith. Press. – 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 rare antique lithograph captures The new costume polka, composed for the piano by Martha Keller / J. Queen delt. ; P.S. Duval's Steam lith. Press. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The new costume polka, composed for the piano by Martha Keller / J. Queen delt. ; P.S. Duval's Steam lith. Press.
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Dedicated to Mrs. Lydia Bloomer, this sheet music cover shows how quickly dress reform became popular entertainment. Printed in Philadelphia in 1851 by Lee & Walker, the lithograph was drawn by J. Queen and run on P.S. Duval's steam lithographic press. Its title, "The New Costume Polka," invokes the loose trousers and short skirt that Amelia Bloomer had championed in her newspaper, The Lily, since the late 1840s, and the name soon attached itself to the outfit. The cover is worth noticing for how it turns a debated question about women's clothing into a piano piece for the parlor.
| Created / published | Philadelphia : Lee & Walker, 1851. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph. |
| Genre | Sheet music covers 1850-1860.Lithographs 1850-1860. |
| Notes | To Mrs. Lydia Bloomer. Published in: Viewpoints; a selection from the pictorial collections of the Library of Congress .... Washington : Library of Congress ..., 1975, no. 102. |
| Subjects | Bloomers--1850-1860. Women--Clothing & dress--1850-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,159 × 1,473 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218451 |
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