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 Copley Color Cards

Quest of the Holy Grail

My knowledge of Copley Color Cards is limited to the information presented here, which is, admittedly, not a great deal.  Nevertheless, it's a start, and if you have more information that you'd like to share with the world via this website, please drop me an e-mail.

  1. Copley Color Cards were postcard-sized cards, each depicting a work of art accompanied by explanatory text. 

  2. Copley Color Cards were copyrighted by Curtis & Cameron, Inc., Publishers, Boston.

  3. Curtis & Cameron also produced prints called, "Copley Prints."  I believe these may have been lithographs, but have no positive proof.  The company apparently produced other prints as well, not called Copley Prints. 

  4. It appears that Curtis & Cameron's heyday of activity was in the late 1890's to about 1902.  By 1904 we find mention of two presumably related companies: Evans and Cameron, and Curtis Publishing Co. 

  5. There is a Copley Color Card series depicting various panels from Abbey's Quest of the Holy Grail  - two of the cards are shown here.  The set I had consisted of twelve cards, but whether or not the set was complete is unknown to me.

 

 

 

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