1878 Antique Framed Currier & Ives Mama’s Pet Colored Lithograph Print 18"

Description

Antique Victorian hand colored lithograph print published circa 1878 by Currier & Ives, titled Mama’s Pet, showing a young girl holding a hen and several chicks.

Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888) and James Merritt Ives (1824-1895) were partners in the firm of Currier and Ives, the most important 19th-century lithographic company in America. Their prints were widely sold across the nation. Nathaniel Currier, born in Roxbury, Mass., was apprenticed in his teens to a Boston lithographic firm. He established his own lithography business in New York City in 1835. The lithographer James Ives, born in New York City, entered into partnership with Currier in 1857. Currier retired in 1888, Ives a few years later; but the firm was carried on by their sons and flourished until 1907. Lithography had begun in America in the 1820s. It was quicker and less expensive than engraving, hence the remarkable success of the firm of Currier and Ives. Soon after setting up business they produced extensive folios, usually based on paintings

Condition

Good Overall - Some yellowing and foxing to print, gentle wear to frame

Dimensions

14.25” x 2” x 18.25” / Sans Frame - 9.75” x 13.5” (Width x Depth x Height)