Antique Costume Print of Inhabitants of Guatemala by Wahlen, 1843
€ 100
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1843
Sheet size
20 × 13.5 cm (7.9 × 5.3 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-12499-70
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
General age-related toning. Minor wear and creasing, blank verso. Please review the images for further condition details.
About this sheet
A woman and a man of Guatemala, an original hand-colored print from Auguste Wahlen's Moeurs, usages et costumes de tous les peuples du monde, published in 1843. The plate is lettered "Femme et Homme de Guatemala" beneath the image.
A tall woman fills the foreground in a loose, striped blouse-like wrap woven in red and blue bands over a full pale skirt, with a red headcloth, bead necklace, earrings, bracelets and leather sandals tied with cords. In the distance, drawn much smaller, a man in a broad straw hat stands in a long shaggy cloak over a white garment with a red sash. A cast shadow in orange and green washes marks the ground. The outlines are engraved and the color is applied by hand in transparent washes, with the engraver's signature at lower left.
The plate is one of the national costume views in Wahlen's compendium of the dress and customs of the world's peoples.
