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IRISH BLARNEY STONE CASTLE CELTIC POSTER IRELAND PRINT

IRISH BLARNEY STONE CASTLE CELTIC POSTER IRELAND PRINT
Item# 1340
$9.99

Product Description

The2FunAdGuyz offer a new print of a turn-of-the-century Irish photochrom, taken in 1890, featuring a view of the home of one of the most famous buildings in the world, Blarney Stone Castle, County Cork, Ireland as it was in 1890.



This Celtic print, with castle architecture plainly visible in the picture, works well in many home decor situations including a home bar, library, Irish pub, living room, den or any room requiring a landscape, building or architectural view.

The legendary Blarney Castle is one of the best-known attractions in the world. Built before 1200 A.D., fire destroyed the landmark in 1446. Rebuilt shortly thereafter, the top of the Blarney Castle contains the Stone of Elegance, or the “Blarney Stone”. Even today, people journey to the castle to kiss the stone. Once kissed, the Blarney Stone conveys the gift of eloquence—or “the gift of gab”.

CAPTION: Blarney Castle, County Cork, Ireland - 1890.

PHOTOCHROM: The photochrom process was a combination of photography and lithography that started in the 1800s and used until the development of true color photography in the 1930s. While the results can look more like a painting than a photograph, the images are striking. The photochrom (sometimes-spelled photochrome in America) system developed in Switzerland and then licensed to various companies in other countries. Detroit Publishing Company, Detroit, Michigan was the only company to license the process in the United States. The process first took black and white photographs and hand colored the resulting print. Then, using a special series of stone plates (minimum of four and up to 14 separate stones for a single print), prints could be reproduced in larger quantities. One of the reasons the results are so spectacular is that the pigments in the inks and ingredients to process the stones came from exotic locations around the world. The results—even more than a hundred years later—give us a unique, richly colored and very intense image.

ORIGINAL MEDIA: The Detroit Publishing Co. (original name Detroit Photo Graphic Company), Detroit, Michigan, originally produced the image used for this new print. During the last decade of the 1800s and early 1900s, they produced some of the finest photochrom images. Unfortunately, cheaper (and frequently lesser quality) printing methods spelled their demise.

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PAPER QUALITY: This new print is on a highest quality, acid-free, 100-pound glossy premium text paper that allows for maximum color brilliance and fidelity for older images.

AVAILABILITY: In Stock! – Usually Ships Within 2 Business Days.


Image Size: 16.5 inches wide by 10.5 inches high.

Paper Size: 17 inches wide by 11 inches high. This allows for a small border around the image for matting and framing. When matted, this format is perfect for a standard 16-inch x 20-inch frame, a manageable size for a wide variety of decorating purposes.

HOME DECOR IDEAS: this vintage print makes a perfect wall decoration for a family game room, home bar, Irish pub, music room or any room that needs a fun photograph.

GIFT IDEAS: Now you know what to get your favorite Irishman or woman for St. Patrick’s Day or any other occasion.

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