Young girl in Scottish dress atop pony with black dog walking alongside by her right.

Currier & Ives excelled at creating nostalgic prints showing children engaged in various activities. Parents thought childhood should be an extended, protected period that allowed children to develop their innate goodness and to acquire the skills necessary for their eventual participation in the larger society. Here a young girl in a Scottish costume rides a pony and is accompanied by a large black dog.

Object Creator

Currier & Ives (American, 1834-1907)

Object Creation Date

1849

Medium

Hand-colored lithograph

Dimensions

10 x 14 1/4 inches

Credit

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

Accession Number

2004.D03.718

On View?

No

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