Kriss Kringle's Christmas Tree – Historic Print
(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
This antique engraving of Kriss Kringle's Christmas Tree brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Kriss Kringle's Christmas Tree
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The engraved title page for *Kriss Kringle's Christmas Tree* was made for a children's book, and the record credits the Philadelphia firm E. Ferrett & Co. with the 1845 imprint. The name Kriss Kringle comes from the German Christkindl, and in America it described a gift-bringing figure before "Santa Claus" became the standard name. By the 1840s the decorated evergreen was becoming a familiar holiday custom in the United States, and children's books of the period often carried such customs to young readers. Title pages like this one were often the most elaborate image in a small volume, so the design is worth a close look.
| Created / published | 1845 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Notes | Engraved title page - E. Ferrett & Co., Phila. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Children's books; Holidays. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,170 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-141712 |
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