Spectacular 1880 History of Costume Chromolithograph

Sixteenth & Seventeenth Centuries

a) (1640) Dutch Skipper's Wife, Woman Amsterdam, Dutch Woman at Home, Woman from Antwerp
b) (1640) Bohemian Woman, Girl from Prague, Woman from Spain
c) (1640) English Noblewoman, Woman of Paris, Woman from Rouen, Woman from Dieppe
d) Poland 1590-1660

This is a stunning, original1880 chromolithograph from the "History of Costume" or "Zur Geschichte der Kostüme" and was printed from 1861 to 1880* in Munich by the publishing firm of Braun and Schneider. It was originally published as individual plates in a German magazine titled "Münchener Bilderbogen". Later, these plates were collected and bound into book form.  These plates consisted of historical dress from antiquity to the end of the 19th century.

*This plate is from the later period of the series c1880.

Natural fold in middle as published.

My flash picture of the print washes out the nice colors in this lithograph.

Condition: Excellent - Very Good - Good - Fair - Poor (but of historical interest)

With only handling wear and aging - No major faults

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The Nature of Prints & Engravings: It was not until the 20th century that prints were commonly produced for the print itself. Prior to this, virtually all prints (and engravings) were produced as illustrations to be included in a manuscript, book, newspaper, or pamphlet. Therefore, a vast majority of original prints have been over the years removed from these original sources. Prints are produced using many different techniques: relief printing (woodcut & wood engraving), intaglio printing (steel & copper plate engraving, drypoint, aquatint, etc), and planographic printing (lithography, serigraphy, inkjet, laser, etc.).  While the commercial value of a print depends on such factors as age, rarity, and condition, the real value of a print is its tie to its history and/or its esthetic beauty.

History-On-Paper

Item #713-W569