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American Crescent 1899 Poster — Ramsdell, the Woman among the Lilies
Source: Gallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France), ark:/12148/btv1b9012402d, via the Wikimedia Commons copy
About this document
| Marque | American Crescent |
|---|---|
| Type | Poster |
| Year | 1899 (estimated) |
| Publisher | Imprimerie Chaix (Ateliers Chéret), Paris |
| Artist | Frederick Winthrop Ramsdell |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Pages | 1 |
| Source | Gallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France), ark:/12148/btv1b9012402d, via the Wikimedia Commons copy |
| Credit | Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Identifier | Gallica (BnF) ark:/12148/btv1b9012402d |
| Transcription | Transcribed by eye |
Transcription
American CRESCENT Cycles CRESCENT — WESTERN WHEEL WORKS — CHICAGO — U.S.A. Ramsdell IMPRIMERIE CHAIX (Ateliers Chéret), PARIS.
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— Poster —
American
CRESCENT
Cycles
[In the black panel at the lower right, around a double crescent mark:] CRESCENT — WESTERN WHEEL WORKS — CHICAGO — U.S.A.
[Signed at the lower left:] Ramsdell
[Printed up the left margin:] IMPRIMERIE CHAIX (Ateliers Chéret), PARIS.
[A woman in profile with long red-orange hair streaming behind her and a sleeveless yellow dress patterned with pink flowers stands beside a bicycle among tall white lilies and green leaves. Behind her are black trees, a dark sky and a pale low sun. The title is in black capitals on a cream panel at the top.]
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