[Christmas greens] – Historic Print
![[Christmas greens], [188-] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/9b/9b26540c7dcf-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
Step back in time with [Christmas greens], a historic print rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. 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.
[Christmas greens]
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Evergreen boughs and a mother with her children make up the scene in this 1880s print, which the title, *Christmas greens*, places in the holiday season. Households of the period gathered and hung greenery such as holly, pine, and mistletoe to mark Christmas indoors. Etching and drypoint suited intimate domestic subjects like this one: drypoint's soft, velvety burr gave interiors and family moments a warm, tactile quality. Prints like this show how the home-centered Christmas was becoming a favorite subject for artists and for middle-class buyers of affordable prints.
| Created / published | [188-] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : etching and drypoint. |
| Genre | Intaglio prints 1880-1890. |
| Subjects | Christmas decorations--1880-1890. Mothers & children--1880-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,175 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-145850 |
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