Lithograph
- Title:
- Little Brother & Sister
- Object Name:
- Lithograph
- Object ID:
- 1981.009.05
- Creator:
- Currier & Ives
- Place of Origin:
- New York, NY
- Date:
- 1863
- Description:
- Hand-colored lithograph, Little Brother & Sister, by Currier & Ives (1857-1907), 1863. Ink and watercolor on paper. Portrait of two children. Boy, on left, facing slightly right; eyes towards viewer. Wearing blue coat with yellow trim, red tied cravat, light-colored trousers and black boots; holds a whip in right hand. Girl, on right, facing slightly left; eyes toward left. Wearing a red dress with wide neck and lace at neckline, white pantalettes, and black boots; hair down and in ringlets. Girl and boy are holding hands and the girl's right arm is resting on the boy's shoulder. Roses in background. Title lower margin at center: "LITTLE BROTHER & SISTER. / 702." Directly under image: "PUB'D BY CURRIER & IVES, Entered according to act of Congress AD. 1863, by Currier & Ives, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern Dist. of N.Y. 152 NASSAU ST. N.Y." Molded wood frame, glazed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-14 W-9.5 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Elizabeth Adams Mills
- Subjects:
- Children, Childhood & youth, Siblings, Children's clothing & dress, Roses, Lithographs
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