Older couple sitting in parlor by fireplace – he is listening to girl reading to him, she is knitting.

After Charles R. Parsons American, 1821-1910, and Lyman W. Atwater American, 1835-1891 In Old Age, the final print in the series The Four Seasons of Life, an elderly couple sit near a cozy fire on a cold winter’s day with their grandchild. Although winter symbolizes life’s final season, the pair quietly enjoy the knowledge that their grandchild represents the coming spring.

Object Creator

Currier & Ives (American, 1834-1907)

Object Creation Date

1868

Medium

Hand-colored lithograph

Dimensions

15 ½ x 23 ¾ inches

Credit

Gift of Lenore B. and Sidney A. Alpert supplemented with Museum Acquistions Funds

Accession Number

2004.D03.508

On View?

No

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