Framed Color Print | "If Music be the Food of Love, Play On" | Curtis Publishing Co. & Elbert Grant Co. | c.1900–1910 | Edwardian Romantic Interior Scene
A charming piece of early 20th-century American print history — an original antique color lithograph titled "If Music be the Food of Love, Play On" (from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Act I), bearing the dual copyright marks of Curtis Publishing Company (publisher of Ladies' Home Journal and Saturday Evening Post) and Elbert Grant Co., circa "If Music be the Food of Love, Play On"
Copyright: © Elbert Grant Co. / © Curtis Publishing Co. — dual-published
Date: c.1900–1910 (Edwardian era)
Subject: Romantically lit grand interior — an Edwardian woman in a sweeping gown at a grand piano; male figure seated in background; tall harp glowing in golden light. Rich atmospheric tones of gold, olive green, and deep shadow — American Tonalist aesthetic
Frame: Original period gold-painted wood frame with decorative molded detail, ~10" x 13" overall
Mat: Original period cream/tan mat with gold inner liner
Condition: Fair to good — some toning/foxing to mat consistent with age (~115 years), small surface crease to lower mat area; print image intact; frame shows honest age wear. Displayed under glass.
Context: Curtis Publishing Company was America's premier magazine publisher of the era, regularly distributing fine art color prints as supplements to Ladies' Home Journal. These period prints, still in their original frames, are increasingly sought by Edwardian decor and antique print enthusiasts.
Ideal For:
Antique print and ephemera collectors
Victorian/Edwardian interior decor
Music and piano-themed art collectors
Shakespeare quotation art lovers
Curtis Publishing / Ladies' Home Journal collectors
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