James E. Butterworth (American/British, 1817-1894) for Currier and Ives, United States. Color lithograph titled "The Wreck of the Steam Ship "San Francisco": Disabled on Her Voyage from New York to San Francisco Dec. 24th. 1853 an in a Sinking Condition" depicting a ship wrecked at sea, 1854.
Literature: Gale Research Company, "Currier & Ives, A Catalogue Raisonne," Volume 2: O-Z (Gale Research Company: Detroit, 1984). Number 7344, page 760.
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: 19 1/2 in x width: 26 1/4 in. Framed; height: 30 in x width: 36 in.
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