The Playful Family, Currier & Ives

D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts

Three puppies. One to far left in image (reddish brown) looking straight ahead; two at center and right facing one another – one at center licking chin of one at right. These puppies white with reddish brown markings.

Currier & Ives produced two versions of this print, one with kittens and one with puppies. These types of images, called sentimental prints, were popular as decoration in household parlors or children’s rooms and promoted domestic tranquility

Object Creator
Currier & Ives (American, 1834-1907)
Object Creation Date
Undated
Medium
Hand-colored lithograph
Dimensions
13 7/8 x 10 inches
Credit
Gift of Lenore B. and Sidney A. Alpert supplemented with Museum Acquistions Funds
Accession Number
2004.D03.146
On View?
No
Image Request
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