Winter Sunday in olden times / F. Gleason, Boston. – Vintage 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.)
Description
A window into the past: Winter Sunday in olden times / F. Gleason, Boston., preserved in this antique lithograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Winter Sunday in olden times / F. Gleason, Boston.
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Sleds and sleighs drawn up beside a church give this chromolithograph its particular setting: a winter Sunday, as the title "Winter Sunday in olden times" says. The print was issued by F. Gleason of Boston around 1875, when color lithography was a popular way to reproduce sentimental scenes for middle-class homes. Its nostalgic tone reflects the period's fondness for picturing rural and small-town customs as simpler than the present. The color printing, made with a separate stone for each hue, is worth noticing in the snow and sky.
| Created / published | c1875. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Chromolithographs Color 1870-1880. |
| Notes | Copyright by F. Gleason. |
| Subjects | Churches--1870-1880. Sleds & sleighs--1870-1880. Winter--1870-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,081 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-110440 |
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