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Print (Lithograph)
LIFE ON THE PRAIRIE./ The Buffalo Hunt.
Currier & Ives, Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait
1862
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Currier & Ives (Lithographer and publisher)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1953.0155.074
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Charles K. Davis
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Object Number
1953.0155.074
Object Name
Print (Lithograph)
Title
LIFE ON THE PRAIRIE./ The Buffalo Hunt.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Currier & Ives (Lithographer and publisher); Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait (Painter)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1862
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right
Inscription: LITH. CURRIER & IVES, N.Y.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left
Inscription: PAINTED BY A.R. TAIT.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower center
Inscription: ENTERED ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS, IN THE YEAR 1862, BY CURRIER & IVES, IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Genre scene
- Landscape
- Animals
- Sporting pictures
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Lithography
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
21.4 (H) x 30.1 (W) x 19.8 (Image H) x 27 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
54.3 (H) x 76.4 (W) x 50.4 (Image H) x 68.7 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Old Catlaogue Card measurements - 28" x 20-3/8"
Publisher Summary
Currier & Ives
Publisher Date
01/01/1862
Place of Publication
New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Publisher Name
Currier & Ives
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Colored stones and hand colored with watercolors