Prang's Christmas Cards advertisement with mistletoe and costumed lovers – Antique Wall Art
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Prang's Christmas Cards advertisement with mistletoe and costumed lovers. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Prang's Christmas Cards advertisement with mistletoe and costumed lovers
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Prang's Christmas Cards is the subject here, and the mistletoe and costumed couple set this advertisement apart from the greeting-card scenes that often share its board. Louis Prang, a Boston lithographer, is widely credited with popularizing the American Christmas card in the 1870s, and his firm's chromolithographed cards were prized for their bright color and fine detail. Advertisements like this one were aimed at shoppers looking for holiday gifts, and the old-fashioned dress of the figures signals the sentimental, storybook taste of the period. Its placement under a Valentine's Day heading reflects how closely the two seasons of romance and greeting cards were tied in the nineteenth century.
| Original scan | 921 × 1,335 px · prints to 3 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | VAL-22 |
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