Seated on red chair in center, woman wearing red dress knitting looking down at a young boy peering toward young girl on floor behind chair. Mending basked in forefront center.
Throughout their history, Currier & Ives often celebrated normal day-to-day activities. This print, appropriate for a child’s room, illustrates two children playing the centuries-old game of “peek-a-boo.” Their mother, sitting in her chair knitting, is placed in the middle of the scene, providing a stable foundation, both physically and metaphorically, as the happy and healthy children play.
