Home sweet home – Vintage 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
Step back in time with Home sweet home, an antique lithograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Among the most familiar sentiments hung in American homes in the late 19th century, "Home sweet home" appears here as a color lithograph dated to about 1880. The Library of Congress holds two impressions: a black-and-white proof without text and a fully colored print that carries the lettering. Color lithography was inexpensive to reproduce in quantity, which made images like this a popular way for households to display domestic sentiment. The shelflist card associates the print with a firm called Muller, Co., but that attribution has not been verified.
| Created / published | c1880. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Notes | Library has two impressions: b&w proof print without text and a full-color print with text. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Muller, Co. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 7,201 × 5,826 px · prints to 24 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 01378u home sweet home |
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