No. 14 of 100 · Everyday Classics
The Peacock Moth
Pictures by Louis Prang & Co.
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A pale yellow moth with dark eyespots rests on a flowering stem in this 1862 plate from Louis Prang's The Butterflies and Moths of America, with a warm wish inside for many more birthdays together. Prang, the Boston printer who gave America its first Christmas cards, began with little colour cards just like this one. For a dear friend on their birthday.
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Inside, it says
So glad our paths crossed. Here's to you and many more birthdays together.
On the back
Louis Prang (1824-1909), the Boston printer who gave America its first Christmas cards, began with little colour cards of butterflies and flowers.
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