Postcard John Elliott Julia Ward Howe ' Battle Hymn Portrait ' Smithsonian NrMINT
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:3337321 | Artist: John Elliott |
| Era: Divided Back (c. 1907-1915) | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Subject: Portrait |
Postcard, standard size. Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910). By John Elliott (1858-1925). Known as 'The Battle Hymn Portrait.' Gift of Mrs. John Elliott (Maud Howe). National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, Washington 25, D.C. Printed by The Meriden Gravure Company, Meriden, Conn. Unused. Near Mint condition. No date. Probably 1940s-50s. About the Printer: The Meriden Gravure Company was founded in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1888 by Charles Parker and James F. Allen,... and grew out of an earlier printing endeavor by Parker. Driven by the needs of the local silver industry, the company early developed an expertise in high quality image reproduction. It perfected the use of the full-tone collotype printing method, and soon attracted business from other clients who required highly detailed image reproduction, including scientific journals, museums, libraries, and publishers of illustrated books. By the mid-twentieth century, the company was also using offset printing presses, for which it pioneered the use of the fine screened 300-line halftone process for art reproduction and scholarly facsimiles. Both reproduction methods were in use through 1967, when the collotype presses were retired. The company first offered color printing in the 1940s. In 1977 the company merged with Stinehour Press of Vermont, becoming Meriden-Stinehour Press. In 1989 the Meriden facility closed, and all operations moved to Lunenberg, Vermont.
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