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Historical context

Currier & Ives produced this lithograph in 1881. The piece is held by Library of Congress and is in the public domain under Public Domain; we sourced the file from the institution’s open-access program and prepared it for archival printing.

On the category. Genre painting and printmaking of the act of drinking coffee runs from 18th-century French rococo to late-19th-century Impressionist café-concert work. The register varies; the subject is recognizable across two hundred years.

The master file is 5480 × 7008 pixels. At 300 DPI it prints clean at approximately 23 inches on the long edge before any visible loss; below that scale all three included print sizes hold cleanly.

Catalog

Artist Currier & Ives
Title Delicious Coffee! LCCN91795201
Year 1881
Medium Lithograph
Holding Library of Congress
License Public Domain
Archive № CA-097

Print specifications

11 × 14 in
native, comfortable

The shelf-scale hang. Matte fine-art paper, slim warm-toned frame.

16 × 20 in
our recommended hang

The size at which the piece reads at full detail. Generous mat, walnut frame.

20 × 30 in
near the upper limit

Pushable for a feature wall. At this scale the brushwork or lithographic stipple is visible at close inspection.

Source statement

Digital source: Library of Congress, open-access program (license: Public Domain). Original record accessible via the Wikimedia Commons page linked in the catalog metadata.

Original work: Currier & Ives, 1881, Lithograph. Held by Library of Congress.

Restoration notes. Conservative balance: paper tone preserved from the institutional scan, mild contrast lift, color values held to source. No reconstructive retouching.

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