A radiant Champion Quince, glowing like sunshine. I've handled a few examples (of apples and peaches and pears) of this type before--this would have been one page in a salesman sample type horticultural specimen catalogue (unbound, but held together in a large folio/case). This is not a lithograph--rather, the quince here was rendered in a manner akin to a theorem watercolor, using multiple, hand-cut stencils and meticulously applied layers of watercolor/gouache. This technique is often called Pochoir, from the French, or a hand stencil print. With ink printed text below describing the attributes of this refreshing Champion. On the reverse appears "1868" which seems quite likely the date of its making; most examples of these date to the 1870s-early 1880s.
8 1/2" x 5 1/2". Excellent antique condition, crisp and bright and lush.
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