With Many Merry Christmas Greetings, the Brownies' Dance | Print | Wisconsin Historical Society

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With Many Merry Christmas Greetings, the Brownies' Dance

With Many Merry Christmas Greetings, the Brownies' Dance | Print | Wisconsin Historical Society
Holiday card with six brownies depicting six different nationalities. One brownie is playing a trumpet, and another brownie is playing an upright bass fiddle. The remaining brownies are dancing. At the bottom the caption reads: "With Many Merry Christmas Greetings." The title of the illustration is: "The Brownies Dance" and the artist's name is Palmer Cox. Chromolithograph.
DESCRIPTION
Holiday card with six brownies depicting six different nationalities. One brownie is playing a trumpet, and another brownie is playing an upright bass fiddle. The remaining brownies are dancing. At the bottom the caption reads: "With Many Merry Christmas Greetings." The title of the illustration is: "The Brownies Dance" and the artist's name is Palmer Cox. Chromolithograph.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:79867
Creation Date: 1893
Creator Name:L. Prang & Co.
City:Boston
County:
State:Massachusetts
Collection Name:Greeting card collection, circa 1850-1982
Genre:Print
Original Format Type:prints, photomechanical
Original Format Number:PH 6013, Box 1, Fldr 5
Original Dimensions:5.75 x 3.5 inches
SUBJECTS
Dancers
Musical instruments
Costume
Hats
Dwellings
Ephemera
Christmas
Greeting cards
Asians
Europeans
Irish
Men

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