Ice Skating Sledding Winter Sports Quaint Rural Setting 1862 nice old print

The Skating Season

(Civil War Era- Ice Skating- Rural Setting)

Issued 1862 NY by Harper's Weekly

A visually appealing original antique wood-engraved print.

It is an original 130+ year old pictorial sheet extracted from a scarce 19th century illustrated popular periodical. Because it is the actual sheet made in 1862 (not a moderrn copy), it is printed on the back as issued.

Offered for the historical interest of the topic as well as the modern appeal of the printed image. The visual presentation is unique to the era and this type of printed popular newsprint image.

In Good+ [or better] condition: displays uniform age toning as typical for this age image. There may be light scattered spotting, possibly small minor edge splits now repaired on the back with small pieces of archival tape. Any surface defects or nicks/ blank margin issues may hopefully be clearly seen in the scanned image.

Please examine the scan closely as the picture forms part of the description, so please take a close look. There is a zoom feature, so you can see the entire printed surface remarkably close up.

There is text/ possibly other images on the back because it was extracted from an illustrated periodical from the 19th century. Great fun & very interesting to look at both sides.

Overall, the main image area remains very attractive-unquestionably an appropriate old print for framing.

[note: we grade very conservatively and always seek to disclose any noteworthy flaws].

** The type of wood-pulp paper used by the periodical in this era is now somewhat delicate and needs to be handled a bit carefully **

Great, unique old printed image entirely worthy of presenting to someone as a present or hanging for display.

Sheet measures c. 10 1/2" H x 15 7/8" W.

Printed area measures c. 9 3/8" H x  14 1/4" W

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