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Metallic End Suspenders – Vintage Wall Art

Metallic End Suspenders, c1874. — antique lithograph
Metallic End Suspenders, c1874.. Antique lithograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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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Printed in New York around 1874, this color lithograph is a trade label for metallic end suspenders, the spring-clip fasteners men used to hold up trousers before belts became common. It was issued under the name West, Bradley & Carey and printed by The Graphic Co. at 39 and 41 Park Place. In the 1870s, chromolithographed labels like this one were a popular way for clothing makers to catch a customer's eye, and the caption tags on the record, "Advertisements" and "Courtship," suggest the sentimental imagery that such advertisers often used. The print was later shown in the 1974 American Sampler exhibition.

Created / publishedc1874.
Medium1 print : lithograph, color.
GenreLabels 1870-1880.Lithographs Color 1870-1880.
NotesLOT subject: Suspenders. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Copyright by West, Bradley & Carey. Lithograph by The Graphic Co. Lith., 39 & 41 Park Place, N.Y. Used in American Sampler exhibit, 1974. Caption card tracings: Advertisements - Clothing; Courtship.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan692 × 1,536 px · prints to 2 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-126792

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