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., 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.
Invitation to the second grand ball for the Lithographic Printers Union illustrated by three vignettes, including a man drawing on a stone in a studio; men and women dancing at a ball; and a man rolling ink onto a stone. The title and illustrations are surrounded and separated by cherubs and filigree enlaced with flowers., Not in Wainwright., On recto in fine print: Master of ceremonies: Henry Morris. Floor managers: John Tolland, John Collins, James Deady, T.S. Whitehead, Wm. Smith. Committee: J.P. Tolland, John Collins, James Deady, T.S. Whitehead, Henry Morris, A.L. Wiese, Peter Alexander, J.N. Conklin., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 205, The constitution and by-laws of the Lithographic Printers Union were instituted on February 28, 1854. Fred C. Munson, "History of the Lithographers Union," p. 1, suggests that a lithographic trade union existed in Philadelphia as early as 1843.
Creator
Bigot, Alphonse, ca. 1828-1872 or 3, artist
Date
1863
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *trade cards - Lithographic Printers Union [P.9349.277]
