Print Specifics: A superb print from a series of prints depicting objects of arts and manufacture exhibited at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial International Exposition (World's Fair). Type of print: Lithograph - Original antique print Year of printing: not indicated in the print - actual 1876 Condition: 1 (1. Excellent - 2. Very good - 3. Good - 4. Fair). Light age toning of paper. Light smidges in blank margins. Dimensions: 11 x 16.5 inches (1 inch = 2,54 cm), including blank margins (borders) around the image. Paper weight: 2 (1. Thick - 2. Heavier - 3. Medium heavy - 4. Slightly heavier - 5. Thin) Reverse side: Blank Notes: 1. Green color around the print in the photo is a contrasting background on which the print was photographed. 2. The photos show the overall view of the print and an enlarged detail. 3. Due to its dimensions, the print will be mailed in a sturdy 4" (10 cm) diameter tube. Excerpt from the original narrative: Artistic Porcelain, Stockholm, Sweden :  EARLY in 1873 the Swedish Government deputed Mr. Dannfelt as Commissioner-General to the Centennial Exhibition to visit Philadelphia, and report. This gentleman being the first European representative to this country, was received with marked attention, and his visit resulted in the very complete and interesting exhibition made by Sweden in 1876. To Sweden the selection of Philadelphia was specially congenial, as it is the representative point of early Swedish emigration, and there are still many memorials existing on the Delaware which preserve the pleasant relations existing between the two nations, Sweden and the United States. Mr. Dannfelt learned from his visit what representation from his country would prove the most interesting and instructive, and the result proved the correctness of his judgment. First in importance and value was unquestionably the exhibit of iron, which, although well known to judges as of a most superior quality, yet had never before been seen in all its forms, from the crude ore to the manufactured article, comprising every variety, from the car-wheel to the sabre of polished steel. There can be no question, also, that a most attractive portion of the Centennial Exhibition was due to Sweden, and the enterprise of Mr. Dannfelt, in securing the collection of life-size figures, illustrating the manners, habits and costumes of the people of Sweden, now better known to our citizens than any other European nation. These various groups were so thoroughly typical of home life, that they appealed at once to the sympathy of all visitors, who will long remember the ‘Old Clock-maker,” “The Dead Child,” “The Reindeer Hunt,” etc., etc. These models are in plaster, the faces and hands so painted as to be absolutely life-like. The costumes are real, having been obtained from the peasants. The artist who made the figures is Professor Lédermann, of Stockholm, a sculptor of much prominence and great reputation. As will be seen from the representation in our plate, Sweden stands well to the front in ceramic art. The material is of good quality, and the taste displayed most creditable. The larger of the objects in the group represented was purchased by the Pennsylvania Museum of Industrial Art, where it will be retained on exhibition. The manufacture of earthenware is at present carried on in Sweden at the two china and faience factories, Rorstrand and Gustafberg, both near Stockholm, as also at Malmo and Hoganés. Martin2001 Satisfaction Guaranteed Policy! Any print purchased from me may be returned for any (or no) reason for a full refund including all postage. Internet seller since 1998. Five-star service.