Description: Pair Antique 1897 MB Parkinson Cupid Awake & Asleep Metal Oval Frames. Great condition considering the age. Metal frames are connected and do have some paint chipping and small dents. Morris Burke Parkinson (1847–1926) was an American photographer, best known for his "Cupid Awake" and "Cupid Asleep" photos, which were supplied in frames produced by the Ohio Art Company. Cupid Awake" and "Cupid Asleep" are photographs taken in 1897 of Josephine Anderson, the four-year-old daughter of a friend. Parkinson often babysat Josephine for his friend, a working single mother. The photographs were copyrighted the same year, 1897, and published/distributed by Taber Prang Art Co of Springfield, Massachusetts. At some point in the early 1900s, the Ohio Art Company began putting them in the picture frames produced for five and dime stores.
Price: 22 USD
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2025-01-14T14:42:30.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1897
Item Height: 4 1/2 inches
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Style: Antique
Title: Cupid Awake Cupid Asleep
Features: Framed
Framing: Framed
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Item Width: 6 1/2 inches
Subject: Cupid
