The Director Heidi - Vintage Copper Printing Plate
The Director Heidi - Vintage Copper Printing Plate
The Director Heidi is an imagery is of a 6 men that appears to be signing in a choir of a play.
Imagery on this plate is from the Russian play Don Cossack Chorus & Dance.
He is a commercial copper printing plate, dating from the early 20th Century. The images here offering an insight into life at the time.
These were basically photographic images transposed onto purpose made copper plates, which were then arranged and fixed at whatever point of the page they were to be used at by means of pins (the holes of which can still be seen)
The plates show how far copper plate printing had come by the early 20th century, with images such as these being used to print off great volumes of newspaper and magazine articles
Use these unique plates purely for decorate effect and add non glass frame, or more functional coasters and trivets. Or maybe collect a few as a decorative project as wall tiles. Message Natasha to see the whole collection at info@theurbanvintageaffair.com
Plate dates 1920c
Dimensions
Height: 10cm Width: 18cm