Artist: Nathaniel Currier (American, 1813–1888).
Artist: James M. Ives (American, 1824–1895).Title: Easter Flowers.
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: Entered according to Act of Congress AD 1869, by Currier & Ives, in the clerks Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York. Published by Currier & Ives [152] Nassau St. New York.
Dimensions: Sheet 14 1/4" x 10".
Publisher: Currier & Ives.
Date: 1869.
Materials and Techniques: Hand colored lithograph on wove paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Poor. Tears, lost parts of margins, wear, stains and discolorations. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Catalog Raisonné: Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983. No. 1796, p. 184.
Museums and Libraries: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco 1999.20.38.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: American School XIX C.
Note: rare as all ephemera.