Chromolithograph scrapbook
Collection Statement
The document case contains one chromolithograph scrapbook of unknown origin. It has many pages of colorful die-cut images pasted on the acidic and brittle scrapbook pages.
Dates
- Circa 1880
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Usage Restrictions
Copyright interests for this collection have been transferred to DePauw University.
Historical Sketch
Chromolithography is a chemical process. The process is based on the rejection of grease by water. The image is applied to stone, grained zinc or aluminium surfaces, with a grease-based crayon or ink. Chromolithographs became prominent after the Civil War because of their low production costs and ability to be mass-produced, and because the methods allowed pictures to look more like hand-painted oil paintings. A chromolithograph scrapbook is characterized by the heavy use of colorful pieces of die-cut images of various people, animals, and scenes of which this scrapbook is an excellent example.
Extent
1.06 Cubic Feet (1 document case)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Chromolithograph scrapbook
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Wesley Wilson
- Date
- 1/9/2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of DePauw University and Indiana United Methodism Repository
Roy O. West Library
405 S. Indiana St.
Greencastle Indiana 46135 United States
archives@depauw.edu
