Catherine Market, 1850 – Vintage Wall Art
(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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This antique engraving of Catherine Market, 1850 brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Catherine Market, 1850
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Catherine Market stood on the East River waterfront in lower Manhattan, where vendors sold produce, meat, and fish to the surrounding neighborhood. The title dates the scene to 1850, but the engraving itself was made around 1903, so it shows a later artist's view of a mid-nineteenth-century market. Markets like this were central to daily life in the city before supermarkets and refrigerated distribution, and the crowded stalls hint at how goods moved from the docks into local kitchens. The print is useful for anyone interested in urban commerce and working life.
| Created / published | c1903. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Genre | Engravings 1900-1910. |
| Subjects | Markets--1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 5,172 × 4,184 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-164833 |
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