The Happy Family, Currier & Ives

D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts

Farm scene with dog in dog house at left watching animals in front of him (including roosters, birds, cat, rabbits). Including the dog, there are 12 animals. Duplicate title (2004.D03.650 FAC #2710) has more animals than this image and the dog and dog house in .650 are on the right.

Currier & Ives printed six versions of The Happy Family, all which included various animals. Here both domestic and farm animals, including a dog, cat, roosters and chicks co-mingle in an ideal farm landscape.

Object Creator
Currier & Ives (American, 1834-1907)
Object Creation Date
1874
Medium
Hand-colored lithograph
Dimensions
14" w x 10" h
Credit
Gift of Lenore B. and Sidney A. Alpert supplemented with Museum Acquistions Funds
Accession Number
2004.D03.388
On View?
No
Image Request
Request Image for Reproduction