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Say come let's have a dance"" – Antique Print

Say come let's have a dance"", [between ca. 1890 and 1914] — historic drawing
Say come let's have a dance"", [between ca. 1890 and 1914]. Historic drawing from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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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The title, "Say come let's have a dance," reads like a line of dialogue, so the drawing likely started as a caption-style scene of social banter. It was made in India ink over pencil on bristol board, a working method that artists used for original drawings that printers would reproduce in magazines and books. The record dates it to roughly 1890 to 1914, a period when dance halls, parlor socials, and new popular steps such as the cakewalk and ragtime-era dances were common subjects for illustrators. Its cataloging reference, Swann no. 572, places it within a numbered collection of such drawings.

Created / published[between ca. 1890 and 1914]
Medium1 drawing : India ink over pencil on bristol board ; 28.7 x 30.6 cm. (sheet)
NotesSWANN - no. 572 (A size) (A size) [P&P]
SourceLibrary of Congress
Original scan1,536 × 1,350 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-165710

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