Currier and Ives, United States. Group of three naval themed prints depicting ships including:
"The American Clipper Ship, Witch of the Wave," ca. 1835-1857.
Literature: Gale Research Company, "Currier & Ives, A Catalogue Raisonne," Volume 1: A-N (Gale Research Company: Detroit, 1984). Number 0127, page 19.
"The Great Mississippi Steamboat Race From New Orleans to St. Louis, July 1870," ca. 1870.
Literature: Gale Research Company, "Currier & Ives, A Catalogue Raisonne," Volume 1: A-N (Gale Research Company: Detroit, 1984). Number 2849, page 293.
Charles R. Parsons (American/British, 1821-1910) after James E. Butterworth (American/British, 1817-1894). "Clipper Ship 'Dreadnought'," 1854.
Literature: Gale Research Company, "Currier & Ives, A Catalogue Raisonne," Volume 1: A-N (Gale Research Company: Detroit, 1984). Number 1260, page 131.
Provenance: Distinguished Corporate Collection, Ohio.
Currier and Ives was founded by Nathaniel Currier (American, 1813-1888) in 1835 as "the Grand Central Depot for Cheap and Popular Prints," but changed its name with the addition of James Merritt Ives (American, 1824-1895) in 1857. The company created over 7000 popular lithographs depicting American life until 1907.Sight; height ranges from 9 1/4 in to 18 3/4 in; width ranges from 13 1/2 in to 25 in. Framed; height ranges from 16 1/4 in to 27 1/2 in; width ranges from 20 1/2 in to 34 in.
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