Man and woman walking hand in hand down country lane to left of field, church in background at right.

After Frances Flora Bond Palmer American, 1812-1876, and John Cameron American, 1830-1876 In Youth, the second in the series The Four Seasons of Life, a young couple in love walk arm in arm in the country. A field of wheat and the church spire in the background symbolize future fertility, marriage and piety, all elements Currier & Ives believed necessary for a successful life.

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.D03.512

On View?

No

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