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Creator Bigot, Alphonse, ca. 1828-1872 or 3, artist.
Contributor Sinclair, Thomas, b. ca. 1832. printer.,
Title Lithographic Printers Union annual ball. [graphic] : Ladies invitation. Jany. 25th, 1858. Alph. Bigot, del.
Publisher Philadelphia : T. Sinclair's lith
Date 1858
Physical Description 1 print : lithograph printed in brown ink, 22 x 16.5 cm. (8.5 x 5.5 in.) or smaller.
Description Ladies' invitation to an annual ball for the Lithographic Printers Union illustrated by a fairy-like female figure with wings surrounded by flower bushes. Standing lightly on her toes, she holds fresh-picked roses in her right hand.
Notes Not in Wainwright.
Philadelphia on Stone
POSP 135
The Lithographic Printers Union was instituted on February 28, 1854. Copy of their "Constitution and By-Laws for 1857" in the collections of the German Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. Fred C. Munson, "History of the Lithographers Union," p. 1, suggests that a lithographic trade union existed in Philadelphia as early as 1843.
New York Public Library: MEZDP
Courtesy of Print Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, the New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations.
Subject Lithographic Printers Union (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Balls (Parties) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Labor unions -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre Lithographs -- Color -- 1850-1860.
Invitations -- 1850-1860.
Location New York Public Library | NYPL MEZDP

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