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The Ephemera of Love
Valentine’s Day – a day celebrating love, a thriving industry with billions of dollars spent on cards, flowers, jewelry, candy, dinners, and getaways, with murky origins in the third century execution of a Roman priest. The history of this custom … Continue reading
Chromolithography: The Art of the Stone
The Winterthur Library contains an abundance of colorfully printed ephemera from the second half of the 1800s—trade cards, greeting cards, postcards, calendars, scraps, games, product boxes, and more. The imagery of beautiful women, sweet children, playful animals, and other charming … Continue reading
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Tagged Alois Senenfelder, chromolithography, cigar box, cigar ephemera, ephemera, Grossman Collection, Grossman ephemera, John & Carolyn Grossman, John & Carolyn Grossman Collection, Library collection, lithography, Winterthur, Winterthur Library, Winterthur Museum Garden & Library
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