Columbia Belle apples crate label with Columbia figure – Vintage Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This historic image of Columbia Belle apples crate label with Columbia figure brings a moment of history to your wall. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Columbia Belle apples crate label with Columbia figure
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The name "Columbia Belle" and the figure of Columbia, the female personification of the United States, place this label in the tradition of patriotic fruit crate art. Growers and shippers pasted lithographed labels like this on wooden boxes so buyers in distant markets could recognize a brand before they opened the crate. Labels from the late 1800s into the early 1900s often paired a national emblem with bright color and a catchy name, and collectors now value them as both advertising and popular printmaking. Look closely at the figure and lettering to see how the designers tried to make a box of apples feel like something worth choosing.
| Original scan | 1,845 × 1,668 px · prints to 6 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | Slide106a |
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