The Progress of intemperance: plate III. the relapse – 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.)
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Step back in time with The Progress of intemperance: plate III. the relapse, an antique lithograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The Progress of intemperance: plate III. the relapse
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Third in a sequence, this lithograph marks the point where the story turns back toward drink, the "relapse" of its title. Nathaniel Currier published it in New York around 1841, a time when the temperance movement was gaining strength, helped by the Washingtonian pledge movement, which drew former drinkers into public meetings and testimonials. Cautionary series like this one sold well to a broad middle-class audience and were meant to be read in order, each plate showing another step toward ruin. Its moral lesson comes through the sequence as much as through any single image.
| Created / published | New York : Published by N. Currier, c1841. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph. |
| Genre | Lithographs 1840-1850. |
| Notes | Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 5374 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,158 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-109934 |
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