Multicolored print of enslaved Africans playing music and dancing along the banks of the Mississippi River: in the background is a southern plantation house; two steamships on the river, the largest named "Robert E. Lee"; also a grocery barge; four lines frame the picture.
At center bottom: "LOW WATER IN THE MISSISSIPPI"
At bottom right corner: "CURRIER & IVES- From a Private Collection."
Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Ink, Paper, Ink
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Nathaniel Currier
Attribution
Lithographer
Manufacturer
Currier & Ives, James Merritt Ives
Notes
Dates: 1834 - 1899
Date made: r. 1834 - 1899
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
(See Description)
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Width
8-1/2 in
Length
13 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 13 in. (21.6 x 33 cm)
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Top and bottom edges are rough; they look as if they have been creased and then torn. The sides are turning yellowish brown.
Relationships
Related Entries
Notes
MP.94.1309 - Print - Similar item
MP.94.1224 - Portfolio - Contents
MP.94.1308 - Lithograph - Similar item
General Notes
Note Type
General Note
Note
1 of 135
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Livingston Bedroom