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Description
• Type: Newspaper Promotional Advertising Calendar • Publisher / Brand: The Philadelphia Inquirer • Year: 1916 (World War I Era / Edwardian Period) • Subject: Profile Portrait of an Elegant Woman with Turban and Ostrich Feathers • Style: Art Nouveau / Edwardian Fashion Illustration • Material: Heavy Lithographed Paper Ephemera Beautifully preserved original antique 1916 full-year advertising calendar. This piece was distributed over a century ago as a holiday premium, stamped at the bottom border: "Compliments of The Philadelphia Inquirer" in their signature classic gothic typography. • The Artwork: Features a stunning, romanticized profile portrait of an elegant Edwardian-era woman. She is beautifully styled in a decorative patterned headband/turban holding up dramatic, vibrant yellow-orange ostrich feathers. • The Layout: The central art piece is framed along the sides and lower margins by all 12 calendar month grids for the year 1916, complete with clean typography and a partial lithographer manufacturer mark visible on the upper border corner. A spectacular crossover piece that appeals immediately to collectors of early 20th-century newspaper history, Philadelphia local ephemera, or Art Nouveau fashion illustration poster art.
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