Currier & Ives

Another amazing Ebay find: my beautiful framed Currier & Ives antique print... became obsessed with these prints some time ago. This amazing one from Ebay came with the original wood frame. Gorgeous. It hangs next to my bed. So I can get up and look at it every day!

The printmaking firm of Currier & Ives produced some of the most iconic and popular American art of the 19th century. The company, headed by Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888) and James Merritt Ives (1824-1895), specialized in publishing hand colored lithographic prints that were sold inexpensively to the growing American middle class. This gallery features a selection of images from Currier & Ives, including images of original prints as well as of later reproductions that are in the public domain.

Currier & Ives did a series of prints for a determinate theme. Hope one day I can find another one!