Man and woman with baby in doorway of house to right in image. Child on horse in yard being led to house by young man; another boy is pulling toy wagon aside them.

Currier & Ives produced many sentimental prints like The Cottage Door Yard. Evening. This design by Fanny Palmer exemplifies the simple country life. In this image, young children are playing with a horse and dog in front of a country home. A man and a woman with a baby look on from the front porch, shaded by a large weeping willow tree growing nearby.

Object Creator

Currier, Nathaniel (American, 1813-1888)

Object Creation Date

1855

Medium

Hand-colored lithograph

Dimensions

16 x 12 inches

Credit

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

Accession Number

2004.D03.624

On View?

No

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