Family Record chromolithograph with family life scenes – Vintage Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Family Record chromolithograph with family life scenes comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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 has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Family Record chromolithograph with family life scenes
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Few printed objects joined sentiment and record-keeping as directly as this family record, which left blank lines for births, marriages and deaths beside colorful scenes of domestic life. Chromolithography, a color printing method that flourished in the second half of the 19th century, made such pictures affordable enough to hang in ordinary parlors and kitchens. Families were expected to fill in the lines by hand, so the piece served as both a personal register and a decoration. Its household vignettes reflect the era's idealization of the home as the center of family and moral life. Each color was printed from its own stone, so the layered tints show the care that went into the process.
| Original scan | 6,679 × 8,460 px · prints to 22 × 28 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 37 |
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