[Advertisement in 5 languages for printer of mosaic paper Goldbach, Bischofswerda, Sachsen, Germany, illustrated with peacock, butterfly, etc.] – Antique Wall Art
![[Advertisement in 5 languages for printer of mosaic paper Goldbach, Bischofswerda, Sachsen, Germany, illustrated with peacock, butterfly, etc.], [between 1880 and 1920] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a5/a520c53a4ffd-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.)
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A window into the past: [Advertisement in 5 languages for printer of mosaic paper Goldbach, Bischofswerda, Sachsen, Germany, illustrated with peacock, butterfly, etc.], preserved in this antique lithograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Advertisement in 5 languages for printer of mosaic paper Goldbach, Bischofswerda, Sachsen, Germany, illustrated with peacock, butterfly, etc.]
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A trade advertisement for Goldbach, a printer of mosaic paper in Bischofswerda, Saxony, Germany, stands out for presenting its message in five languages at once. Its peacock and butterfly illustrations suggest the bright, decorative character of the mosaic paper the firm sold. Color lithography was a common way for German manufacturers of that era to reach buyers abroad, where a single sheet could carry a product name across several markets. The record dates the piece between 1880 and 1920, though its caption information is unverified.
| Created / published | [between 1880 and 1920] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph?, color. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,214 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-172942 |
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