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The sea shore – Vintage Wall Art

The sea shore, [1859 July] — antique engraving
The sea shore, [1859 July]. Antique engraving from the Family Life collection.

(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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Step back in time with The sea shore, an antique engraving rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Titled simply *The sea shore*, this hand-colored engraving is dated July 1859 and presents women's clothing as it was pictured for a seaside holiday. Fashion plates like this were printed in quantity and colored by hand, so two sheets with the same design could differ noticeably in tone. By the late 1850s, coastal resorts drew fashionable families who wanted to show off the latest styles away from the city, and plates such as this one helped readers keep up with them. The sheet comes from the Daniel Carter Beard collection, now held by the Library of Congress.

Created / published[1859 July]
Medium1 print : engraving, hand-colored.
GenreFashion plates 1850-1860.Engravings Hand-colored 1850-1860.
NotesDaniel Carter Beard collection.
SubjectsWomen--Clothing & dress--1850-1860.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,450 × 1,152 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-218974

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