Name/Title
Landscape, Fruit and FlowersEntry/Object ID
MP.94.1386Description
Front of greeting card is a large white vase with a variety of flowers on a table with grapes, strawberries and peach(?)-looking fruit. In the background is a banister; looking out over a scene of woods, a small home, sailboats, and a steamboat in water, surrounded by hills.
On front, very small under litho: P. P. Palmer, Del.--Entered according to act of Congress in the year 186_, by Currier & Ives in the Clerks Office of the United States of the Southern District of New York.
In larger letters: Landscape, Fruit and Flowers.
Small letters underneath: New York, Published by Currier & Ives, 1152 Nassau Street.
Inside cover - of the considerable group of flower and fruit subjects published by Currier and Ives, "Landscape, Fruit and Flowers" it is the outstanding print, unique in that it is the only large folio combining still life with landscape. It was selected as one of the group of the "Best Fifty Currier and Ives".
Message: It's a time honored custom and a pleasure too,/ Of wishing this Season, to folks like you,/ A right "Merry Christmas" Warm and Sincere/ And a "Prosperous, Healthy, Happy New York"
(signed) Mr. & Mrs. Harry T. PetersMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
P. P. PalmerAttribution
ArtistArtist
Nathaniel CurrierAttribution
LithographerManufacturer
Currier & Ives, James Merritt IvesInscription/Signature/Marks
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InscriptionTranscription
(See Description)Dimensions
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OverallHeight
8-3/8 inWidth
10-7/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 8 3/8 x 10 7/8 in. (21.3 x 27.6 cm)Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Harry T. Peters, Jr.Notes
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MP.94.1385 - Portfolio - ContentsGeneral Notes
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Found in Portfolio MP.94.1385.Note Type
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1 of 69Note Type
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Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Livingston Bedroom