Pearl of the Orient / lith. of Major & Knapp, N.Y. – Antique Wall Art
![Pearl of the Orient / lith. of Major & Knapp, N.Y., [between 1860 and 1870(?)] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/7f/7f5bb3f0c1b4-L.webp)
(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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Step back in time with Pearl of the Orient / lith. of Major & Knapp, N.Y., an antique lithograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Pearl of the Orient / lith. of Major & Knapp, N.Y.
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Here a girl and a string of pearls are the two subjects named in the record, and the title, "Pearl of the Orient," suggests that the jewelry was the selling point. The print was made by the New York firm Major & Knapp and served as a tobacco package label, a colorful wrapper meant to catch a buyer's eye on crowded shop shelves during the 1860s. Color lithography was especially popular for commercial pieces like this one, so the label also shows how fashion and luxury were presented to ordinary consumers in that decade.
| Created / published | [between 1860 and 1870(?)] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Advertisements 1860-1870.Lithographs Color 1860-1870.Tobacco package labels 1860-1870. |
| Subjects | Girls--1860-1870. Pearls--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,127 × 1,441 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218970 |
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