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Altenburg Everyday and Festive Dress with Bridal Couple, Lithograph, 1842
£190
$250 · €225
Original print, not a reproduction.
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- Date
- 1842
- Technique
- Lithograph
- Coloring
- Hand colored
- Condition
- Good. Light handling wear to the bottom right corner; minor nicks along the right edge. Even age toning. A few small foxing spots in the margin.
- Wardrobe
- Folk finery
- Era
- 1840 to 1870, Crinoline
- Stock no.
- BG-13061-76
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
This original antique lithograph, hand colored, comes from the Galleria Universale di Tutti i Popoli del Mondo (Venice, Giuseppe Antonelli, 1842). The upper image shows four men in a village landscape with a thatched house and smoking chimney. At the left a man in a skullcap, white shirt sleeves and a black waistcoat with a green band holds a pipe; beside him a man in a pale blue caped coat walks with a cane. At the right a man in a round hat and a dark coat lined in red carries a checked basket and a staff, and a man in a broad black hat and tan coat smokes a long pipe. The lower image shows the wedding party. At the left the groom in a cap with a green pompom, a red front with a yellow embroidered triangle and dark breeches holds his hat and a green sprig. In the center the bride wears a gold hooped headdress, a red cap, a red skirt and a dark cloak. At the right a man in a tall hat trimmed with ribbons and greenery and a white shirt with huge puffed sleeves holds a cane and a tall red tinted glass.
The lettering reads "Tav. 76" at the top left, "GERMANIA" at the center and "Tom IV" at the top right. The upper caption reads "Altenburghesi vestiti da casa e da festa" (people of Altenburg in everyday and festive dress). Under the lower image: "Costume degli Sposi Altenburghesi" (dress of an Altenburg bridal couple) and "Paraninfo" (the wedding go-between).
Altenburg, in Thuringia, was the capital of the duchy of Saxe-Altenburg in 1842, and the peasant dress of the district was famous for its distinctive cut and its wedding finery.
A colorful choice for anyone with family roots in Thuringia or Saxony.
Condition: Light handling wear to the bottom right corner; minor nicks along the right edge. Even age toning. A few small foxing spots in the margin.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
