UP FOR SALE:
Vintage Pair of Cupid Awake No 2001 and Cupid Asleep No 2002 Pictures in Original Metal Oval Frames
 
(2 1/2 x 3 3/8 In) originally unframed--These are original antique art -TRADE- cards No. 2001 & 2002,  "Cupid Awake" "Cupid Asleep" copyrighted M. B. Parkinson and published by Taber Prang Art Co. in 1897 Springfield Massachusetts and then they were framed--by whom I do not know.

Framed images measure approx. 3-3/8" (wide) x 4-1/2" (tall). 

Each depict a small cherub / cupid child holding a bow and arrow. Copyright 1897 by M.B. Parkinson is written on each, if you look close you see it both on her bow as well as at the bottom of the card. 

Frames are brown painted tin. 

From Wikipedia: 
M. B. Parkinson

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Morris Burke Parkinson (1847–1926) was an American photographer, best known for his "Cupid Awake" and "Cupid Asleep" photos, which were supplied in frames produced by the Ohio Art Company circa 1912. Parkinson was born around Buffalo, New York, but moved with his family to Oshkosh, Wisconsin soon after.[1] As an adult, he moved back east, working in New York and Massachusetts, where he is closely associated with Boston.[1]

Cupid Awake and Cupid Asleep
"Cupid Awake" and "Cupid Asleep" are photographs taken in 1897 of Josephine Anderson, the four-year-old daughter of a friend. Parkinson often babysat Josephine for his friend, a working single mother.[2][1] The photographs were copyrighted the same year, 1897, and published/distributed by Taber Prang Art Co of Springfield, Massachusetts.[1] At some point in the early 1900s, the Ohio Art Company began putting them in the picture frames produced for five-and-dime stores. People enjoyed the images so much, they bought the frames just for the photographs inside, and the images became very popular.[1][2] This popularity led to other "Cupid" photographs being created, such as "Cupid at Rest" by M. DeWitt and "Cupid Waiting" by Hughes and Lyday Company.

Other works
Parkinson produced many other photos, some with Josephine, others with other models, some with a combination.[1] He is referenced in multiple publications during his lifetime, including having eight of his photos and a talk he gave featured in The American Amateur Photographer, Volume 14 from 1902.[3]

References
 Rosson, Helaine Fendelman & Joe. "Parkinson photo print value depends on size, condition". Collectors Journal. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
 Jeanette Jobson (2008-08-07). "Illustrated Life: Cupid". Illustrated Life. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
 The American Amateur Photographer. American Photographic Publishing Company. 1902.
Categories: 19th-century American photographers1847 births1926 deaths

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