Ears of Corn. Spectacular antique print of Corn c1909.

by Boettcher

Rare antique print of Corn, on black background, by Boettcher c1909.

Printed by American Lithographic Company 1909 Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture. Before the widespread use of photography, artists were employed by the Division of Pomology to create watercolours of newly developed or discovered 'edible agriculture'. Between 1890 and 1916, chromolithographs were made from many of these to enable circulation of the images. This lithograph of corn is one of the most spectacular ever produced.

Image black background size is approximately 18 x 11cm (7 1/8 x 6 3/4 inches). Page size is 225 x 140mm (approximately 9 x 5.5 inches).