Artist: Nathaniel Currier (American, 1813–1888).
Artist: James M. Ives (American, 1824–1895).
Title: The Little Flower Girl. ((subtitled "The first flowers").
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: [PUBLISHED BY CURRIER & IVES. Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1853, by Currier & Ives, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York. 152 NASSAU ST NEW YORK.
Dimensions: Sheet 13 1/2" x 9 3/4". (Trimmed).
Printer: Currier & Ives.
Publisher: Currier & Ives.
Date: 1853.
Materials and Techniques: hand-colored lithograph on wove paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Poor. Tears, holes, lost parts of margins, wear, stains and discolorations. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Catalog Raisonné: Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983. No. 3914, p. 411.
Museums and Libraries: Library of Congress.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: American School XIX C.
Note: An early and therefore significant piece from 1853, this work predates the official Currier & Ives partnership by four years. The dating may be worth examining, as similar lithographs have prompted scholarly discussion about possible typographical errors (potentially meaning 1863 instead). This timing adds historical importance to this hand-colored lithograph.