Similar
Related
Ayer's Ague Cure Is Warranted To Cure Fever & Ague And All Malarial Disorders
Summary
Publication: .[United States] , [18--] ..Language(s): .English. .Format: .Still image ..Subject(s): .Nonprescription Drugs. .Abstract: .Advertising card for Ayer's Ague Cure, which claims to neutralize "malarial poison, and expels it from the system." Visual motif: Tropical setting, a woman administering Ayer's Ague Cure to a man; both wearing Spanish style clothing. ..Extent: .1 print ..Provenance: .William H. Helfand. New York. Gift. July 15, 1986. ..Technique: .chromolithograph ..NLM Unique ID: .101444427 ..NLM Image ID: . A028822 ..Permanent Link: .101444427 (101444427 )
Alois Senefelder, the inventor of lithography, introduced the subject of colored lithography in 1818. Printers in other countries, such as France and England, were also started producing color prints. The first American chromolithograph—a portrait of Reverend F. W. P. Greenwood—was created by William Sharp in 1840. Chromolithographs became so popular in American culture that the era has been labeled as "chromo civilization". During the Victorian times, chromolithographs populated children's and fine arts publications, as well as advertising art, in trade cards, labels, and posters. They were also used for advertisements, popular prints, and medical or scientific books.
Tags
Date
Source
Copyright info
