Original Period Currier & Ives Lithographs

We only sell original period lithographs, not reproductions. These original hand colored lithographs were produced in the 19th century but the lithography transfer process. This exciting process allowed the publishers to put affordable prints into American homes at a time when "pictures" and art were unobtainable for most. Currier & Ives did a fantastic job cataloging American life and history through beautiful images hand colored. Each printers stone was carved by an artisan to produce the image plates...