Currier & Ives Hand-colored Engraving of Central Park

Original 19th Century Vintage Lithograph, 1862
"Central Park, NY City 1862"

Beautiful and Very Rare Framed Currier & Ives Hand-colored Engraving of Central Park, America, mid-19th century,

Size:  11 3/4" x 16 1/4"..  Comes Unframed

The New York firm of N. Currier, later Currier & Ives, lithographed 4,300 subjects from 1835 to 1907 for distribution all over the Americas and seaboard Europe. They offered images of almost everything animal, vegetable, or mineral in the United States, including views of the citizens enjoying their freedoms. The pictures generally were drawn on lithographic stones in prim outlines and, once printed on paper, were handed to the industry of women at home who filled in the scenes with watercolors.

Very good condition with expected border wear and minor smudging, bottom border has some minor tattering.  Bottom border has copyright info and dated 1862..  


See enlargeable images above and below.  NOT framed.  Image of frame only to showcase how great this would look in a similar frame.