Very Fine & Old Bourbon Whiskey – Vintage Print
![Very Fine & Old Bourbon Whiskey, [between 1850 and 1880] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/90/90180ebad786-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.)
Description
A window into the past: Very Fine & Old Bourbon Whiskey, preserved in this antique lithograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Very Fine & Old Bourbon Whiskey
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Advertising for "Very Fine & Old Bourbon Whiskey" puts African Americans at the center of its sales pitch, a subject that sets this label apart from many liquor advertisements of the period. Color lithography became the standard method for bottle labels and posters in the mid-1800s, letting distillers and merchants catch the eye of customers in shops and saloons. Bourbon takes its name from Bourbon County, Kentucky, and was well established as an American spirit by the 1850s. Commercial imagery of this era often relied on demeaning stereotypes of Black Americans, so the design deserves a critical look as well as a historical one.
| Created / published | [between 1850 and 1880] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Labels 1850-1880.Lithographs Color 1850-1880. |
| Subjects | African Americans--1850-1880. Advertisements--1850-1880. Whiskey--1850-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,721 × 3,821 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220064 |
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