Tuttle's first class international note – 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.)
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Few images capture their era like this antique engraving of Tuttle's first class international note. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Tuttle's first class international note
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Tuttle's first class international note is a color engraving from about 1869, and its title points to commercial stationery rather than a picture made for display. The word "note" suggests a letterhead or billhead design, the kind of ornamented sheet merchants used to present their business and promise quality to customers. Engraved trade labels and stationery were common in the 1860s, when American firms increasingly relied on eye-catching printed matter, and hand-coloring added cost and skill to each sheet. The lettering and decorative border are worth a close look, since they show how printers used engraving to build a company's reputation.
| Created / published | c1869. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving, color. |
| Genre | Labels 1860-1870.Engravings Color 1860-1870. |
| Notes | LOT subject: Stationery. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 987 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-174017 |
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