To Date: New Year No.
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Lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 1/16 × 10 15/16 in. (33.1 × 27.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Leonard A. Lauder Gift, 1995
Accession Number
1995.491.101
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints collection, where you'll find *To Date: New Year No.*, a charming lithograph created anonymously by an American artist in 189. Measuring 13 1/16 × 10 15/16 inches, this th-century print captures the of New Year's celebration, likely serving as a festive greeting or calendar marker in an era when such ephemera brightened homes and offices. Lithography, the medium here, revolutionized printmaking in the 1800s by allowing artists to draw directly on stone with greasy crayon, producing multiple high-quality impressions affordably. Th...