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Victorian Women Chromolithograph Calendar
189600009241Chicago: The Winters Co 1896. Sheets. Very Good. Chromolithograph calendar 4 chromolithograph sheets. 8" x 11.25" or 20 cm by 29 cm. Each drawing has a lady dressing for winter spring summer and fall in the latest fashion of the day. The winter sheet was a supplement to the Boston Herald issued on Dec. 8th 1895 the spring sheet was the supplement to the Boston Herald issued on Dec. 15 1895 the summer sheet a supplement to the Herald issued on Dec. 22 1895 and the fall sheet was a supplement to the Boston Herald issued on Dec. 29 1895. All sheets are tied together by a thin pink ribbon. Each sheet has a small calendar in the left corner with three months represented on each sheet. The winter sheet depicts a lady standing in a public square with a church and municipal building in the background spring shows a lady picking flowers in a pastoral lane summer shows a lady sitting on a bench next to a hayfield and the fall sheet depicts a lady mailing letters on a city street with yellow flowers in her hand. Wikipedia "Richard Veenfliet". The four chromolithographs were drawn by Richard Veenfliet. Veenfliet was a German-born American artist Civil War Veteran having fought for the Union an architect and an early advocate for immigration. Veenfliet moved from New York state to Michigan and would become a member of the Cincinnati Art Club. He was active in the art community until his death in 1922. A charming and richly detailed calendar. Very Good with the occasional tiny surface rub and a discreet tear to the right margin of both the spring and summer sheets .5" and 1" respectively. The Winters Co unknown
Evening Star Books · États-Unis275,00 $US≈ 232,68 €
