Forefather's Day, United States, from the Holidays series (N80) for Duke brand cigarettes 1890
wdukesonsco
themetropolitanmuseumofart
drawing, print
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drawing
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toned paper
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possibly oil pastel
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handmade artwork painting
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oil painting
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acrylic on canvas
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coloured pencil
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underpainting
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men
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painting painterly
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watercolour illustration
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watercolor
"Forefather's Day, United States" is a colorful chromolithograph from the "Holidays" series of trade cards produced by W. Duke, Sons & Co. in 1890. The image depicts a woman in period clothing walking through a snowy landscape with a distant cityscape in the background, likely representing the early settlement of the United States. This card, measuring 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 inches, is a prime example of the trade card genre popular in the late 19th century.
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