Youth and age – Historic Reproduction
(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 Youth and age, an antique engraving rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Youth and age
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This engraving is a bank note vignette, an ornamental scene meant to decorate paper currency, and a proof pulled from the plate before printing. It was made in New York in 1856 by Toppan, Carpenter & Co., a firm known for engraving and printing notes for banks across the country. Its title, "Youth and age," and its tags for country life, children and adults, and horses point to an allegorical rural scene in which generations and farm work stand in for ideas about time and prosperity. Banknote vignettes of this kind were often engraved by hand with fine lines, so the proof shows the plate's detail before it was used for printing.
| Created / published | New York : Toppan, Carpenter & Co., 1856. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Genre | Bank note vignettes 1850-1860.Allegorical prints 1850-1860.Engravings 1850-1860.Proofs 1850-1860.Engravings 1890-1900. |
| Subjects | Country life--1850-1860. Children & adults--1850-1860. Horses--1850-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,226 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-189555 |
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