Accurate Description of Item
One Late 19th Century Print of the Madonna and Child
Appraiser Remarks
Late 19th- to early 20th-century religious prints, such as those depicting Patron Saints, Guardian Angels or the Madonna were very popular from the turn of the 19th century through the 1930s. Virtually any Catholic homeâparticularly those of European origins of the periodâwould have an image of a Patron Saint in the home.origins of the periodâwould have an image of a Patron Saint in the home.
Depending on the family occupation the Patron Saint could mirror the familiesâ livelihood, such as Peter the Apostle, the patron saint of popes, fishermen, fishmongers, sailors, bakers,
harvesters, butchers, glass makers, carpenters, shoemakers, clockmaker, blacksmiths, potters, masons, bridge builders, cloth makers. Or it could be St. Anne, who is the patron saint of housewives, grandmothers, cabinet makers, unmarried women, women in labor and miners.
While not mass produced in the modern sense of the term, these images were printed in very large numbers, marketed through church fundraisers or awarded as prizes for perfect attendance at Sunday school or as Confirmation gifts. In some cases, these prints a were part of a family shrine displayed on the mantel piece along with other religious symbols, or simply hung on the wall in a place of reverence.
Identifying a maker for these prints can be difficult, many were cut down to fit an existing frame, in the process removing the name of the publisher, date, title and the artist. In some cases, these prints have been matted, with the matting covering the publishing information. The only way to view this informationâif it is still intactâis to remove the print from the frame and matting. Most framed prints of this type often sell for less than $45 at auction.
Depending on the family occupation the Patron Saint could mirror the familiesâ livelihood, such as Peter the Apostle, the patron saint of popes, fishermen, fishmongers, sailors, bakers,
harvesters, butchers, glass makers, carpenters, shoemakers, clockmaker, blacksmiths, potters, masons, bridge builders, cloth makers. Or it could be St. Anne, who is the patron saint of housewives, grandmothers, cabinet makers, unmarried women, women in labor and miners.
While not mass produced in the modern sense of the term, these images were printed in very large numbers, marketed through church fundraisers or awarded as prizes for perfect attendance at Sunday school or as Confirmation gifts. In some cases, these prints a were part of a family shrine displayed on the mantel piece along with other religious symbols, or simply hung on the wall in a place of reverence.
Identifying a maker for these prints can be difficult, many were cut down to fit an existing frame, in the process removing the name of the publisher, date, title and the artist. In some cases, these prints have been matted, with the matting covering the publishing information. The only way to view this informationâif it is still intactâis to remove the print from the frame and matting. Most framed prints of this type often sell for less than $45 at auction.
Estimated Value
$80.00- $135.00
Re: Antique frame and print
One Late 19th Century Print of the Madonna and Child
Late 19th- to early 20th-century religious prints, such as those depicting Patron Saints, Guardian Angels or the Madonna were very popular from the turn of the 19th century through the 1930s. Virtually any Catholic homeâparticularly those of European origins of the periodâwould have an image of a Patron Saint in the home.origins of the periodâwould have an image of a Patron Saint in the home.
Depending on the family occupation the Patron Saint could mirror the familiesâ livelihood, such as Peter the Apostle, the patron saint of popes, fishermen, fishmongers, sailors, bakers,
harvesters, butchers, glass makers, carpenters, shoemakers, clockmaker, blacksmiths, potters, masons, bridge builders, cloth makers. Or it could be St. Anne, who is the patron saint of housewives, grandmothers, cabinet makers, unmarried women, women in labor and miners.
While not mass produced in the modern sense of the term, these images were printed in very large numbers, marketed through church fundraisers or awarded as prizes for perfect attendance at Sunday school or as Confirmation gifts. In some cases, these prints a were part of a family shrine displayed on the mantel piece along with other religious symbols, or simply hung on the wall in a place of reverence.
Identifying a maker for these prints can be difficult, many were cut down to fit an existing frame, in the process removing the name of the publisher, date, title and the artist. In some cases, these prints have been matted, with the matting covering the publishing information. The only way to view this informationâif it is still intactâis to remove the print from the frame and matting. Most framed prints of this type often sell for less than $45 at auction.