The old friend – Vintage Print
![The old friend, [no date recorded on caption card] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/89/891f3dc3f5c7-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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The old friend comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The old friend
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Titled *The Old Friend*, this lithograph by Agnes Tait shows a cat, and its caption card describes the animal as aged and resting on a shelf. The record gives no date, so the exact period is uncertain, but lithography became a popular way to reproduce domestic and sentimental scenes from the early 19th century onward. Pictures like this often used a household pet to suggest loyalty and the passing of time. Because the caption card is unverified, details about the print's production and date should be checked against other sources before they are relied on.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on caption card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph. |
| Notes | Lithograph by Agnes Tait. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Cats; Artists works; Aged; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,275 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-106579 |
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