Carnival poster: Witch
Carnival poster: Witch

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Carnival poster: Witch,

ca. 1890

Published by C. Burckardt, German, active late 19th century

French

2012-18

Information

Title
Carnival poster: Witch
Dates

ca. 1890

Medium

Color lithograph printed on three joined sheets of ivory wove paper and folded in four sections

Dimensions

sheets (assembled): 167 x 68.4 cm. (65 3/4 x 26 15/16 in.)
mount: 173.4 x 74.9 cm. (68 1/4 x 29 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Museum purchase, Felton Gibbons Fund

Object Number
2012-18
Place Made

Europe, France, Alsace, Wissembourg

Culture
French, European
Type
posters, prints, color lithographs
Materials
lithographic ink, wove paper
Techniques
lithography, mounting
Subject
turtles, snails, Carnival (pre-Lenten festival), witches, brooms, card games, figures (representations), cards, women, owls, snakes

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